The period known as the ‘Enlightenment’ normally is considered as
The Enlightenment also had roots in the period we know as the Renaissance. This was when, starting in Italy and France in the 14th century and becoming full-blown in the 15th, there emerged that characteristic figure called the âhumanist.â We need to take care with our use of the term in relation to the Renaissance.he Enlightenment also had roots in the period we know as the Renaissance. This was when, starting in Italy and France in the 14th century and becoming full-blown in the 15th, there emerged that characteristic figure called the âhumanist.â We need to take care with our use of the term in relation to the Renaissance.