Someday My Prints Will Come But... You're Not My Type! The Renaissance: A Time of Intellectual and Artistic Creativity
An Integrated, Interdisciplinary, Thematic Unit on the Renaissance: A Time of Intellectual and Artistic Creativity. The Renaissance was the precursor to many significant events in history, including the Reformation and the Age of Exploration. Modern times began with the Renaissance. Scientific advances such as the printing press allowed the written word to become democratic, for example. The culture of this period is very important, as intellectual curiosity and the questioning of past knowledge become more accepted, whie the power of the Church began to lessen.