Renaissance in EnglandThe word Renaissance is simply defined as "rebirth". The total movement of the Renaissance was “felt in art, literature, science, music, politics, religion, and other intellectual aspects” (Wikipedia, Renaissance). The movement began in Italy in the late 1300s and spread throughout Europe over the next two and a half centuries. The term "Renaissance" was first used by the French historian Jules Michelet in 1858. The term stuck because it best described the transitional period between the medieval era in Europe and the beginning of the modern era” (Johnson 3). The three major events that shaped the Renaissance period were the printing press, the voyages of discovery of Columbus and Vasco da Gama, and the scientific revolution. “The invention and manufacture of standard movable type enabled the beginning of the printing industry” (Thompson 210). “The first printed encyclopedia, the Catholica, appeared in 1460, and the following year a Strasbourg printer, Johan Mentelin, produced a Bible for the laity” (Johnson 18). The invention of printing made a large amount of material available at a lower cost (Thompson 210). The invention of the printing press helped make printed materials accessible to individuals of all social classes and not just "to princes, scholars, and individuals who could afford the materials." (Thompson 210). The printing press allowed the English language to stabilize. The availability of standardized printouts for punctuation, grammar, and spelling was the same. “Literature was no longer a privileged and rarefied domain” (Menon, Sindhu and Merriman, Renaissance in Literature). The invention of mobile printing and the ability to produce printed materials gave rise to the idea of ​​exchanging printed books and materials... middle of paper ...... aspects of how the world works (Thompson 210-211). The importance of all the turning points of the Renaissance helped open up new areas of science to study. The invention of printing was instrumental in allowing the world to read and spread knowledge across the globe on any subject. Thanks to the printing press, the total movement of the Renaissance was felt "in art, literature, science, music, politics, religion and other intellectual aspects" and still is today. today (Wikipedia, Renaissance). Many elements played an important role in the formation of the Renaissance period. The inventions of printing, the maritime voyages of Columbus and Vasco da Gama combined with the exploration of the mechanisms of the Earth were the most important. All the elements clarified how the Renaissance was a rebirth of printing, science and sailing the seas to discover new regions of the universe..