The Renaissance and Reformation

The Renaissance was truly a time of rebirth, which is a new or second birth or a revival, (Merriam-Webster's Vest Pocket Dictionary, 1989 edition) in many aspects, such as religion, arts and architecture, and science. This time period was truly important, for it would help to shape the world into what it is today. This period is the subject of many courses and is still explored by scholars today.
Religion during the Middle Ages was prominently Catholic. There was also a great deal of corruption in the higher church positions. This made many followers start to lose complete faith in the church. One such person was Martin Luther who, in order to start a reform, posted his list of 95 theses that the church could possibly improve itself. …