Which statement best describes the Renaissance?

A

a period of artistic and literary achievement in Europe from the late fourteenth to the early seventeenth centuries, initially inspired by new interest in the classics

B

an era of renewed European interest in Asian art and literature during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, inspired by revived trade with China

C

a time of scientific discovery and study from the early fourteenth to the late fifteenth centuries, inspired by the work of Aristotle

D

an age of religious and philosophical turmoil during the late seventeenth century, inspired by the work of Leonardo da Vinci