Question: The Renaissance, or "re-birth" in Europe, took place after the Plague and Hundred Year's War ended (1450-1600). This was a time when people, devastated by their losses, turned away from the church, and toward art and science. This was a "quest for the strength to cope". During this time, it was thought that all things were possible and knowable. Artists and musicians happily signed their works. This value of individual achievement was called: Question options: Humanitarianism Humanism Ego