The Reformation was the 16th-century religious, political, intellectual and cultural change that split Catholic Europe and changed the world (especially Europe). We may be at the start of a revolution in Islam too!
The Reformation itself was affected by the invention of the Printing Press (technology) and the expansion of trade which characterized the Renaissance.
The Renaissance was a time of great intellectual growth. The word is French for 'rebirth'. It occurred from the 14th to the 16th century, and was a rediscovery of civilization.
During the Renaissance, a revolution occurred in philosophy, science and mathematics and arts that dramatically changed culture in Europe. (Paintings, writing, people’s views changed) Not to mention all the new inventions!