The Protestant Reformation was mainly a religious event‚ even though there were a number of economic and political factors which helped it spread. The main cause of the Reformation came from the ideas of Martin Luther about much needed reforms in the Church. The main cause of the Protestant Reformation was not an economic one. Political effects on the Reformation came mainly from ruler’s support. This helped ideas spread to the people because they would simply listen to their Ruler for the most
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role in the Italian Renaissance and without him it would not have been the same. Niccolo Machiavelli was born on May 3rd‚ 1469 in Florence Italy. At the time‚ Italy was divided into four rival city-states which caused them to be at the mercy of stronger governments around Europe. Though born of nobility‚ Machiavelli and his family were not wealthy. His parents were Bernardo and Bartolomea and they had three other children together (two daughters and a son). Even though Bernardo was a landowner and
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There are many differences between Northern renaissance art and Italian renaissance art. They are quite different. While Italian renaissance art tended to show the body in an idealistic way‚ Northern renaissance art hid the body. The art was very realistic‚ but drapery hid the body in a medieval fashion. That makes one major difference between the two: Italian was classical and Northern was medieval. Northern art had an immense amount of symbols in it. A good example of Northern art is the Merode
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were merchants and‚ the new Italian business‚ banking. People like the Medici’s and others across Europe contributed to the newly growing capital. For a long time‚ the Roman Church controlled western Europe‚ and established feudalism to have control over their people instead of independent countries having their own governments. This political force moved away from countries as they developed their own individual ways to run their land‚ starting during the Renaissance. On the opposite side of the
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1) Why was the Protestant Reformation significant? The Protestant Reformation separated Europe and it affected the power of the church‚ monarchs‚ and individual states. Because the Reformation lowered the authority of the church‚ the monarchs and independent states took advantage and seized more power. Many people started asking about their place in society‚ for it was tied into politics and religion. Hence they demanded more of democracy. The base was laid for the future without taking notice
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Humanism and the Renaissance + Protestant Reformation = Scientific Revolution Kelly McCabe CCM Summer Session III Professor Pilant Term Paper CCM Summer Session III 2012 Early Modern European History Term Paper The later Middle Ages is characterized as a time of great transition and advancement‚ especially pertaining to areas of politics‚ economics‚ art and intellect. A new trend towards the pursuit of new knowledge
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Before the Renaissance‚ Reformation‚ Scientific revolution‚ and Enlightenment the common views on government and religion were bleak. The common perceptions were that the only people that should be educated were the very high nobles and the monks. Despite this start‚ the renaissance set the groundwork for individual thought‚ the reformation stopped placing so much of our resources in the Catholic Church‚ through the scientific revolution our understanding of the modern was created and finally through
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Lecture 2. THE REFORMATION Recap: • Political organisation: and development of Renaissance monarchies‚ move towards centralised orgnans of administration‚ expanded bureaucracies‚ use of media to burnish image of rulers • Renaissance: individualism‚ man as autonomous moral agent‚ capacity to do good or evil • Society: large percentage‚ subsitance existance. Much more space for the divine than today • History as relationship with the past: the process of our own interaction with the pas as
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traces the development of this concept right from the seventh century to the present scenario of a secular society. The views of some of the prominent thinkers like John locke‚ Voltaire‚ Russell and Gandhi have also been highlighted. The essay also presents secularism in Indian context as well as its interpretation in some of the western countries. CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT The term "secularism" was first used by the British writer George Jacob Holyoake in 1851. Holyoake argued that "Secularism
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The Relationship between the Renaissance and the Greco-Roman World The term “renaissance”—a French word meaning “rebirth”—refers to the reawakening to the artistic and philosophical ideals of ancient Greece and Rome that took place in Europe‚ marking the end of the Middle Ages. As Paul Johnson states in his book‚ The Renaissance: A Short Story‚ “If the term has any useful meaning at all‚ it signifies the rediscovery and utilization of ancient virtues‚ skills‚ knowledge‚ and culture.” (Johnson
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