What is the Renaissance?

The Renaissance is a cultural movement that marks the period of change between the end of fifteenth century and the beginning of the sixteenth century. The influential cultural movement heralded an era of scientific revolution and artistic transformation.
The Renaissance is often thought to be rediscovery of glories of the Greek and Roman civilizations. Learning and education was on an upsurge, because many universities were established all over the Europe. Although it was a rediscovery of old traditions, the Renaissance was also a time when many important inventions and discoveries took place. Many of the greatest names in history made their contributions in their respective fields during the renaissance. In art, there as Botticelli , Michael Angelo, Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci among many others. Columbus and Magellan were the great explorers of the age. Copernicus, in the field of science, proved round the sun and not vice versa as was believed earlier. Kepler explained the laws of planetary motions, while Galileo discovered the moons of Jupiter and the rings of Saturn by the Telescope also made by him.