<em>Well-educated people during the Renaissance learned classical Latin.
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The humanist movement in the Renaissance taught Classical Latin. Scholars and educators during the Renaissance taught Classic Latin to their own students. This way, they created a sense of aristocracy in the well-educated people of Renaissance. The people learned Greek and Roman lessons in the original language. Students wrote and recited in classic Latin. From 1300 to 1500 A.D., most of Europe was living in the Renaissance period, characterized by great culture, art, literature, architecture, and politics.
