transformations in europe 1500-1750 chapter 16. culture and ideas leq how did the interplay of...
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Culture and IdeasLEQ
How did the interplay of traditional beliefs and revolutionary ideas influence the cultural history of early modern Europe?
Vocabulary Papacy Indulgences Reformation
Early Reformation
Protests against the Catholic Church
Martin Luther = Protestant Religion 95 Thesis
John Calvin = Calvinism
Counter Reformation
Scientific RevolutionUse science to reinforce religion
Church leaders viewed new ideas as challenges to religious teachings
Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler, Galilei, Descartes, Boyle, Newton
Early EnlightenmentNew scientific ideas + Religious conflict
between Catholics & Protestant = calls for social changes
Political leaders looked to gain power
Questioned the authority, wealth, power of church
Social & Economic LifeLEQ
What factors contributed to the wealth of some Europeans and the great poverty of others from 1500-1750?
Vocabulary Bourgeoisie Gentry
BourgeoisieUrban wealth came largely from foreign trade
Wealthy commoners dominated economy
Transatlantic trade increased a nations wealth
Netherlands Amsterdam Exchange Dutch East & West India Companies
Peasants & Laborers
Warfare, environmental degradation, and economic contractions
Little Ice Age
Coal Production
Pervasive poverty
Led to Rebellion
*Prices of wheat expressed in Dutch guilders per 100 kg. in various countries vs. time.
Political InnovationsLEQ
How did differing policies in the areas of religion, foreign relations, and economics determine the very different experiences of early modern European states?
Vocabulary Holy Roman Empire English Civil War
Development of StatesWestern Europe monarchs helped develop
national identities
Habsburg’s
Ottoman Empire
German Unification
Spanish Expansion
WarfareThirty-Years War
Depopulation and economic decline
Size of Army v. Navy
Formation of alliances
National debt, taxation
Horrible Histories - English Monarchs