A. During the Renaissance, several important inventions changed society. B. The Renaissance was a period after the Middle Ages. Which of the following is the best way to combine sentences A and B? After the Renaissance were the Middle Ages. During the Renaissance, several important inventions changed society after the Middle Ages. During the Renaissance, a period after the Middle Ages, several important inventions changed society. After the Middle Ages, during the Renaissance, a period in which many inventions changed society.