The Carolingian Renaissance

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The Carolingian Renaissance, which took place in the eighth and ninth centuries, led to an increase in literacy among the clergy and administrators. While it did involve a revival of classical learning, it was not focused on the worldly spirit of Greece and Rome, nor did it necessarily achieve a great medieval synthesis of faith and reason. There was also not necessarily an intellectual collapse following it. While there were independent thinkers during the Carolingian Renaissance, it wasn't necessarily focused on the search for new knowledge.