What happened in 1250's?

• A. The Renaissance began
• B. The Viking Age resumed
• C. Middle Ages in Europe, things picked back up
• D. The Industrial Revolution started

Answer: (C)

The 1250s sit in the High Middle Ages, a time when Europe experienced growth in towns, trade, and learning after earlier upheaval. This period saw populations rebound, urban centers expand, universities begin to form, and cultural life begin to flourish again, moving away from the earlier slower pace of earlier medieval times. Because of that, describing the era as the Middle Ages with things picking back up captures what was happening: a revival and stabilization that would lead into the later high medieval period. The Renaissance began later, around the 14th century in Italy; the Viking Age had ended by the 11th century; and the Industrial Revolution began in the 18th century.