What was the 12th Century Renaissance?

The twelfth century renaissance was a spread of monasticism and an increase in literacy. It is known as an internationalist movement. There were "wandering scholars". They were scholars who traveled from country to country. There were many social, political, and economic transformations. There were many philosophers who had an impact on this renaissance and they wrote a lot about theology. There were big changes in architecture. They developed the Gothic architecture from Romanesque architecture. In the twelfth renaissance many of the things paved the way into the Italian Renaissance.

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e Twelfth Century Renaissance." University of Wisconsin - History Department. Web. 01 May 2010. http://history.wisc.edu/sommerville/123/123%20112%20renaissance.htm