reformation renaissance definition
The Protestant Reformation was the 16th-century religious, political, intellectual and cultural upheaval that splintered Catholic Europe, setting in place the structures and beliefs that would define the continent in the modern era.
THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE. The word Renaissance means rebirth, specifically of ancient classical art, a revival of the Greco-Roman culture. The rebirth suited the Italians because all around them were reminders of their ancient Roman heritage: monuments, statues and literature from the heyday of the Roman Empire.