Question

Why is it difficult to identify a starting date for the Renaissance? ‎

Answer 1

There is no single event that marks the beginning of the Renaissance, but simply a series of favourable conditions during the 13th and 14th centuries that allowed the ideas of the Renaissance to be formed and later spread. ... The Renaissance is a process, a culmination of an ongoing evolution in society.

Answer 2

Answer:

Because it's a retroactive term applied to an era where people didn't quite realize what they were going through at the time.