Protestant Reformation (Question 2) The Protestant Reformation played a key role in the change of society. This happened during the years 1517 and 1648. This Reformation had a huge impact on the world’s humanities. Religion is one of the main things that were impacted. The unity of Europe and the Christian society were shattered. Christendom was divided in Europe and the West. Vernacular translations of the scriptures happened so that everyone could read them for themselves and not have to rely on the priests translations of it. The people finally had a new outlook on God and his gospel without the church and the people in the church telling them what to think. There was also Luthers impact on the religion aspect of things. He expanded
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Europe became politically broke along religious positions. Nations had to pick between Catholic or Protestant. Powerful monarchy began to reject the idea of being subordinate to religious authority. Secularization of powers happened; England had the Act of Supremacy, The Holy Roman Empire had the Peace of Augsburg, and France had Pragmatic Sanctions and the Concordant of Bologna. The Clergy became totally subordinate to and dependent on the state. Many people began to challenge the notion that monarchs ruled by Divine Right (God Appointed). The new countries grew in rule and prosperity and would strive with each other to spread their power in Europe and the New …show more content…
Baroque palaces were built on an drawn-out and massive scale in order to show the supremacy and wealth of the chief state, a wonder best presented in the royal palace and gardens at Versailles. However at the same time the extension of a painting shop for the middle class and its perception for realism may be seen in the works of the brothers Le Nain and Georges de La Tour in France and in the different schools of 17th-century Dutch
Europe became politically broke along religious positions. Nations had to pick between Catholic or Protestant. Powerful monarchy began to reject the idea of being subordinate to religious authority. Secularization of powers happened; England had the Act of Supremacy, The Holy Roman Empire had the Peace of Augsburg, and France had Pragmatic Sanctions and the Concordant of Bologna. The Clergy became totally subordinate to and dependent on the state. Many people began to challenge the notion that monarchs ruled by Divine Right (God Appointed). The new countries grew in rule and prosperity and would strive with each other to spread their power in Europe and the New …show more content…
Baroque palaces were built on an drawn-out and massive scale in order to show the supremacy and wealth of the chief state, a wonder best presented in the royal palace and gardens at Versailles. However at the same time the extension of a painting shop for the middle class and its perception for realism may be seen in the works of the brothers Le Nain and Georges de La Tour in France and in the different schools of 17th-century Dutch