The
____________________
Renaissance
,
literally
means
"
____________________
"
and
is
the
period
in
European
civilization
immediately
following
the
____________________
Ages
.
It
has
been
characterized
by
an
interest
in
classical
(
____________________
Greece
and
Rome
)
learning
and
values
.
The
Renaissance
also
witnessed
the
discovery
and
____________________
of
new
continents
,
the
decline
of
the
____________________
system
and
the
growth
of
____________________
,
the
invention
or
application
of
powerful
innovations
such
____________________
paper
,
____________________
press
,
the
mariner's
____________________
,
and
gunpowder
.
