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Niccolo Machiavelli |
Date: 1510 Context: Decline of the Renaissance Significance: The Prince, Medici Family and stupid politics he didn't agree with |
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John Calvin |
Date: Mid 1500s Context: Religious reform Significance: Starter of Calvinism (believe heaven and hell are predestined). |
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Martin Lurther |
Date: 1517 Context: Wittenburg, Sale of Indulgences Significance: 95 thesis, first person to criticize Catholics in public, Lutheranism |
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Hernan Cortes |
Date: early 1500s Context: Spanish explorations of Mexico Significance: Start of globalization, ruined cultures and slatered people, glory, gold and god |
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Joan of Arc |
Date: early 1400s Context: hundred years war, battle of Orleans Significance: Trust in god and religion (spread of Christian movement), start of pushing the English out of France
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Saint Loyola Ignatius |
Date: Mid 1500s Context: Missionaries, spread of Catholics Significance: Catholic reform (rebuttle to protestants) |
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Michaelangelo |
Date: early 1500s Context: Italian renaissance Significance: Artistic exploration and creativity, patron of Medici family |
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Thomas Cromwell |
Date: 1530s Context: Advisor of Henry VIII Significance: Helped Henry with annulment of marriage and marring Anne Boleyn, strong advocate of English reformation |
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Henry VIII |
Date: 1491-1547 Context: English reformation, divorce of Catherine of Aragon Significance: Separated from papacy and became head of state and church, very powerful political move to have a male heir from Anne Boleyn |
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Christopher Colombus |
Date: 1492 Context: Spanish expedition to find an alternate route to Asia, found "New World" instead Significance: Globalization, destruction of ecosystems and cultures, glory, gold and god |
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Humanists 1.Jacques Lefevre d'Etaples 2.Erasmus 3.Thomas More 4.Christine de Pizane |
1. 1454-1536, made critical bible additions and translations (greek, french and latin versions) 2. 1466-1536, prince of humanists, couldn't hold his tongue (turned down jobs), church educated 3. 1478-1535, author of Utopia (coined term), friend of Erasmus 4. 1363-1434, First female writer and wrote in vernacular language |
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1. Jan Hus 2. John Wycliffe |
1. 1369-1415, denounced Church hierarchy, laity bread and wine at communion 2. 1329-1384, encouraged reading the bible, scripture over translation and priest share bread and wine |
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Black Plague |
1340s Everyone died of disease, less faith, more possessions and luxury items, more work available |
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Fall of Constantinople |
1452 Ottomans take over city, end of Roman Empire, scares people because it was thought that this was that the city could never fall, disrupts trade routes (silk road) |
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Great Schism |
1378-1417 Two popes at the same time (Avignon and Rome), caused mass confusion and made people think the papacy is not as secure as once thought |
