In 1348, the Black Death (aka plague) arrived in England. Everyone was dying left and right, it was a major disaster. people in the Middle Ages were confused and scared by what was happening and curious as to why it was happening. Nearly half the population died due to the Black Death. However, after this global catastrophe, came the Renaissance. In my opinion, the Renaissance is a repeat of what happened at the beginning (the Black Death). However, there are their similarities and differences, for example in the Middle Ages God controlled the lives of people and the Renaissance did not apply to that. Furthermore, during the Renaissance, they had a creativity of invention. Finally, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance were both artistic architecture. In the Middle Ages, consider that about half of your population died from a disease that no one knew where it came from or how to cure it. They looked to God for answers and thought it was punishment. They would fight to show God that whatever they did, they are truly sorry. As the months progressed and ...