Renaissance and the Reformation - Ch. 12
From the Italian Renaissance of the firteenth century through the Age of Enlightenment of the eighteenth century, the outlook and institutions of the Middle Ages disintegrated and distinctly modern forms emerged. The radical change in European civilization affected every level of society. On the economic level, commerce and industry expanded greatly, and capitalism largely replaced medieval forms of economic organization. On the political level, central government grew stronger at the expence of feudalism. On the religious level, the rise of Protestantism fragmented the unity of Christendom. On the social level, middle-class towns-people, increasing in the number and wealth, began to play a more important role in economic and cultural life. On the cultural level, the cleargy lost its monopoly over learning, and the otherworldly orientation of the Middle Ages gave way to a secular outlook in literature and the arts. Theology, the queen of knowledge in the Middle Ages, surrendered its crown to science, and reason, which had been subordinate to revelation, asserted its independence.
Reading Schedule:
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Ch. 12 Sec. 1: The Renaissance (pgs. 398 - 405)
Ch. 12 Sec. 2: Ideas and Art of the Renaissance (pgs. 406 - 411) Ch. 12 Sec. 3: The Protestant Reformation (pgs. 412 - 417) Ch. 12 Sec. 4: The Spread of Protestantism (pgs. 418 - 423) |
Chapter 12 Section 2: The Renaissance
Chapter 12 Section 2: Ideas and Art of the Italian Renaissance
Renaissance Literature Assignment
Define the Following Terms:
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The Canterbury Tales
Chapter 12 Section 3: The Protestant Reformation
Ch. 12 Sec. 4
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As Luther's reforms spread around Europe, other religious and intellectual thinkers began to call for their own reforms and ideas about social systems.
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