'''Renaissance''' is a French word for "rebirth". Merriam-Webster <ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Renaissance Renaissance]</ref> describes the Renaissance as "the transitional movement in Europe between [[medieval]] and modern times beginning in the fourteenth century in Italy, lasting into the seventeenth century," which included "a flowering of the arts and [[literature]]" and "the beginnings of modern [[science]]". | '''Renaissance''' is a French word for "rebirth". Merriam-Webster <ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Renaissance Renaissance]</ref> describes the Renaissance as "the transitional movement in Europe between [[medieval]] and modern times beginning in the fourteenth century in Italy, lasting into the seventeenth century," which included "a flowering of the arts and [[literature]]" and "the beginnings of modern [[science]]". |