The Renaissance was after the Middle Ages.
The Renaissance -LRB- -LSB- rᵻˈneɪsəns -RSB- , -LSB- rɛnəˈsɑːns -RSB- -RRB- was a period in European history , from the 14th to the 17th century , regarded as the cultural bridge between the Middle Ages and modern history.
It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery.
