of the most prominent violations of these rights stem from tensions between different religions. French Huguenots and German Jews were targeted by their government and denied their human rights‚ as established by the United Nations in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre was a riot that resulted in the death of French Huguenots. Catholic mobs intruded the homes of French Protestants and slaughtered them in the middle of the night. The violent outbreak‚ arranged
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The Huguenots were the members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 1500s and 1600s. French Protestants were inspired by John Calvin’s writings in the 1530s‚ and by the 1560s they were called "Huguenots." The word Huguenot was used originally in mockery. Its origin is indefinite‚ but there are several theories. The most popular theory is one that suggests the word derived from Swiss politician Besançon Hugues and the religiously conflicted nature of Swiss republicanism during his
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Shianne Schimmel Period 2 Chapter 14 Review Discovery and Crisis in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries Age of Discovery and Expansion By the sixteenth century the Atlantic coast was the center of commercial activity. This age of expansion was a factor in European transition from the farming economy to a commercial and industrial capitalistic system. Expansion led to Europeans meeting non-European people that started a new age of world history. Motives of Expansion • • • • • • • •
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The French and Indian war ravaged Europe from 1756 to 1763 creating a big impact to the British community. The French and the British battled over territory and wealth and after seven long years of fighting the British surrendered and the French were declared victorious. After the French won their new rules affected both North America and Britain unfolding more conflicts between the nations. These communities were modified economically‚ religiously‚ and socially making them very similar
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Unit 1: Renaissance and Reformation The Renaissance * Approximate dates: 1375 (death of Petrarch) – 1527 (sacking of Rome) * The Renaissance is highlighted by: * a rediscovery of classical learning (Greek and Roman) * beginning of science * increased diplomacy * increased secularism * new belief in the individual * Secularism: never rejects Christianity‚ however‚ rejects Church’s domination and emphasizes man’s capabilities * Begins in Italy
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One often hears the lazy argument that "Religion" is responsible for Man’s wars‚ the assumption being that if we got rid of religion all would be peace and harmony. Presumably then‚ if all men abandoned the notion that they are spirits inhabiting a material body and conceived of themselves as mere animals fashioned by chance from mud our troubles would be over and we’d all be a lot happier. This is of course untrue and does not correspond with an observation of history‚ nor of present reality.
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Account for the significance of the St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre. Discuss with reference to the period. The St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre was a very significant point during the French Wars of Religion. It had great impacts on the Huguenot movement and on Catholicism‚ destabilising both in a sense. It also had an impact on the government at the time‚ creating a divide between north and south as well as creating rivalry in the higher ups of society. The Massacres of 1572 had‚ to some extent a devastating
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Chapter 15 Study Guide: The Age of Religious Wars and European Expansion 1. What caused the Revolt in The Netherlands? The Revolt of the Netherlands (1566-1587) By 1560s‚ Calvinism spread and appealed to the middle classes because of its intellectual seriousness‚ moral gravity‚ and emphasis on any form of labor well done Calvinism took deep root among the merchants and financiers in the northern provinces and working-class people also converted partly to please their employers In 1559‚ Philip
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THE WAR ON RELIGION The decade long War on Terror and Islamic Extremism has given rise to an aggressive and activist Atheist movement here at home. Islamic terrorist groups like Al Qaeda‚ Taliban‚ Islamic Jihad‚ Hamas‚ and others have apparently reinforced the atheistic belief that the problem is not terrorism‚ or even Islamic extremism‚ it is the belief in God and religion as a whole. Although‚ it should be noted that Atheist groups rarely openly attack Islam‚ which on the one hand‚ would not
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St B | What were the Immediate Causes of the Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre? | Document Sources 15‚16‚17‚18 | | Travis Bontorin | 10/24/2012 | The immediate causes of the Saint Bartholomew’s day massacre‚ 1572 using the sources from Barbara Diefendorf’s “The Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre‚ A Brief History with Documents. | Since the Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre there has been a great deal of controversy over the causes and blame of the historic crisis. Any religious dispute
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