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How the Renaissance emphasized new styles?

-the Protestant Reformation and the Catholic response to it caused wider changes in the west


-the western european economy became steadily more commercial

Niccolo Machiavelli

author of "the prince", emphasized realistic discussions of how to seize and maintain power, one of the more influential authors of the Italian Renaissance

humanism

focus on humankind as center of intellectual and artistic endeavor, method of study that emphasized the superiority of forms over medieval styles

Northern Renaissance

cultural and intellectual movement of N Europe, began later than Italian Renaissance, featured greater emphasis on religion than Italian Renaissance

Francis I

king of france, regarded as Renaissance monarch, patron of arts, imposed new controls on Catholic church, ally of Ottoman's sultan against Holy Roman emperor

Johannes Gutenberg

introduced movable type to west Europe in 15th century, credited with greatly expanded availability of printed books and pamphlets

Renaissance merchants:

improved their banking techniques and became more openly profit-seeking

European- style family

originated in 15th century among peasants and artisans of western Europe, featuring late marriage age, emphasis on the nuclear family, and a large minority who never married

goals of european style family

limit family birth rates

Martin Luther

german monk, initiated Protestant Reformation in 1517 by nailing 95 these to door of Wittenburg Church, emphasized primacy of faith over works stressed in Catholic Church, accepted state control of church

Protestantism

general wave of religious dissent against Catholic Church, began with Martin Luther's attack on Catholic belief, various beliefs

Anglican Church

form of Protestantism set up in England, established by Henry VII (head)

Jean Calvin

French Protestant who stressed doctrine of predestination, encouraged ideas of wider access to govt and public education

Catholic Reformation

restatement of traditional Catholic beliefs in response to Protestant Reformation, established councils that revived Catholic doctrine and refuted Protestant beliefs

Jesuits

a new religious order founded during the Catholic Reformation, active in politics, education, and missionary work, sponsored missions to South America, NA, and asia

Result of Protestant and Catholic Reformations
Series of religious wars
Galileo
Published Copernicus' findings, added own discoveries concerning laws of gravity and planetary motion, disliked by Catholics
William Harvey
English physician who demonstrated circular movement of blood in animals, function of the heart is a pump
Rene Descartes
Established importance of skeptical review of all received wisdom, argued that human reason could then develop laws that would explain the fundamental workings of nature
Issac Newton
English scientist, astronomical/physical observations of natural laws (motion/gravity)
Deism
Concept of God current during the Scientific Revoltuon, role of divinity was to set natural laws in motion, not to regulate once process was begun
Edict of Nantes
Grant of tolerance to Protestants in France in 1598, granted only after lengthy war between Catholic and Protestant factions
Thirty Years War
War within Holy Roman Empire between German Protestants and Spain--> treaty of Westphalia
Treaty of Westphali
Ended thirty years war, granted right to individual rules within the Holy Roman Empire to choose their religion
English civil war
Religious disputes mixed with constitutional issues concerning the powers of the monarchy
Proletariat
Class of working people without access to producing property
Witchcraft persecution
Reflected resentment against poor in Europe
Scientific Revolution
In 17th century, period of empirical advances associated with the developements of wider generalizations---> changes in beliefs in Middle Ages
What kind of givt developed during the scientific revolution
Centered on the emergence of the nationstate

Copernicus

Polish monk and astronomer, disproved Hellenistic belief that the earth was the center of the universe

Galileo

published Copernicus's findings, added own discovereries concerning laws of gravity and planentary motion, disliked by Catholics

William Harvey

english physician who demonstrated circular movement of blood in animals, function of heart=pump

Rene Descartes

established importance of skeptical review of all received wisdom, argued that human reason could them develop laws that would explain the fundamental workings of nature

Issac Newton

English scientist, astronomial/physical observations of natural laws (motion/grativty)

Deism

concept of God current during the scientific revolution, role of divinity was to set natural laws in motion, not to regulate once process was begun

John Locke

english philosopher (senses and reason)

What came undone in the 17th century?

the feudal monarchy

absolute monarchy

govt during nation-states in W Europe,


-morachs passed laws without parliaments


*appointed professional armies


*state churches


*imposed state economic polices

King Louis XIV

patron of arts

Glorious Revolution

English overthrow of James II resulted in affirmation of parliament as having basic sovereignty over the king


parliamentary monarchy

kings partially checked by signficant legislative power in parliaments

Frederick the Great

built on the military/bureaucratic organization of his predecessors

Enlightment

intellectual movement (France)


-scientific advance


belief that rational laws could describe social behavior

Adam Smith

established liberal economies, argued that govt should avoid regulation of economy, in favor of the operation of market forces

Result of Protestant and Catholic Reformations
Series of religious wars
Galileo
Published Copernicus' findings, added own discoveries concerning laws of gravity and planetary motion, disliked by Catholics
William Harvey
English physician who demonstrated circular movement of blood in animals, function of the heart is a pump
Rene Descartes
Established importance of skeptical review of all received wisdom, argued that human reason could then develop laws that would explain the fundamental workings of nature
Issac Newton
English scientist, astronomical/physical observations of natural laws (motion/gravity)
Deism
Concept of God current during the Scientific Revoltuon, role of divinity was to set natural laws in motion, not to regulate once process was begun
Edict of Nantes
Grant of tolerance to Protestants in France in 1598, granted only after lengthy war between Catholic and Protestant factions
Thirty Years War
War within Holy Roman Empire between German Protestants and Spain--> treaty of Westphalia
Treaty of Westphali
Ended thirty years war, granted right to individual rules within the Holy Roman Empire to choose their religion
English civil war
Religious disputes mixed with constitutional issues concerning the powers of the monarchy
Proletariat
Class of working people without access to producing property
Witchcraft persecution
Reflected resentment against poor in Europe
Scientific Revolution
In 17th century, period of empirical advances associated with the developements of wider generalizations---> changes in beliefs in Middle Ages
What kind of givt developed during the scientific revolution
Centered on the emergence of the nationstate
Coperni
Polish monk and astronomer, disproved Hellenistic belief that the earth was the center of the universe