Find the main reasons for the Middle Ages to modern history.

The following reasons can be distinguished for the transition of the Middle Ages to modern times:

1) Renaissance in art (return to origins) caused a cultural upsurge in Europe;

2) Great geographical discoveries (the development of world trade, the discovery of new lands, the need for scientific knowledge);

3) The emergence of progressive ideas and the development of science (society is tired of the oppression of the Catholic Church and feudal order);

4) Reformation.

Thus, the Middle Ages ended at the end of the 15th century, and already at the beginning of the 16th century, the New Age began.