The Middle Ages came before the Renaissance. The name of what came after varies depending on what is important to the speaker. Many consider the following period to be the Age of Discovery, the Age of Sail, or the Protestant Reformation. Others more generally call it the Early Modern period.
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A renewed interest in nature and color and not just religion when it came to art.
There are a number of periods of time referred to as "renaissances". If you are referring to the European renaissance of the 16th century, the baroque period followed it. The Harlem Renaissance occured during the 1920's in New York City. The time period following this Renaissance would be the 1930's which was marked by the Great Depression and World War II.
The Renaissance reflects the period of the 16th century.
I believe that the architecture was different because humanists in the renaissance period started experimenting with mathematics and science, therefore they came up with new ways of building.
The renaissance period was for "reconstruction." It was a period of advancement in art, architecture, science, and new inventions.