Why was there no Renaissance in Asia or the Middle East?

Question: Why was there no Renaissance in Asia or the Middle East!?
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Because they never had Dark Ages as bad as Europe's!.

The Middle East WAS the cradle of civilization!.

China WAS far ahead of Europe in many areas of invention from ~ 200 BCE until the Renaissance and a lot of the advances of the Renaissance came directly from China via Marco Polo!.

Edit: The plague did hit China!. It CAME from China!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

There was!. Both happened earlier than in Europe!. In the 800s, the Muslims had their Renaissance!. The Chinese had thiers even earlier!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I thought the renaissance was a rebirth after the dark ages caused by the black plague!.

The plague did not hit the Middle east or Asia, so they had nothing to come back from!.Www@QuestionHome@Com