Renaissance Humanism Ap Euro
AP Euro Final Exam Study Guide
* Renaissance humanism -the revival and study of Latin classics to learn what they reveal about human nature -emphasized human beings, their achievements, interests, and capabilities -viewed humanity from a strongly Christian perspective
* women in the Renaissance -domestic, but some worked (paid less than men) -status of upper-class women declined
* John Calvin “Institutes of the Christian Religion” (theme) -belief in absolute sovereignty and omnipotence of God and the total weakness of humanity -believed in predestination -sought to systemize Protestant doctrine as the basis for a reformed Christianity
* Anabaptists (why did other religions oppose?) -Why did the Anabaptists arouse so …show more content…
Some beliefs were offensive in a religiously sensitive era and certain behavior, such as polygamy, was frowned upon.
Anabaptists also seemed to threaten social stability. If it is true that the Anabaptists came out of the Peasants’ Revolt of 1525, this event was linked to social upheaval and to the demand for social equality. It was an event that was also linked to Luther’s comment that “you can be a slave and a Christian”.
The Anabaptists also held views that were a challenge to other Protestant beliefs. If the Anabaptists were allowed to spread it would have almost certainly been at the expense of Protestant faiths as opposed to Catholicism. Therefore the Anabaptists could be seen more as a threat to the Protestants and this resulted in them not being tolerated wherever they …show more content…
Politically: France before the Revolution was a monarchy, that is, hereditary rule, as was most of Europe. The Revolution literally threw off the monarchy and embraced the notion of a Republic. In doing so, they beheaded their king, Louis XVI. The revolutions proclaimations, embodied in the document "Declaration of the Rights of Man" threatened every other monarchy in Europe. Republican governments are representative, wherein they are chosen by at least some of the people. The kings and nobles of 18th century Europe were afraid of being overthrown. 2. Socially: Of Frances 26 million inhabitants in 1789, about 90% were poor peasants and farmers. The rest were either the nobility or the clergy. In fact, the very imbalance of the country socially begged for revolt. Each stratum of the society was called by one of three estates. The Nobility, including royalty, was the Second Estate, the clergy and the Church was the First Estate, and all of the rest of the people were the Third Estate. After the Revolution all offices were open to those with the most talent. This was never more true than during the First Empire, when Napoleon's many Codes were written and enforced in France. In fact, the Code Napoleon still exists as part of the legal structure of several European nations today. But privilege was looked down upon, and merit was gained by talent. 3. Economically: In this respect there was change on several levels. For one thing, the new government had to command revenues in a
* Renaissance humanism -the revival and study of Latin classics to learn what they reveal about human nature -emphasized human beings, their achievements, interests, and capabilities -viewed humanity from a strongly Christian perspective
* women in the Renaissance -domestic, but some worked (paid less than men) -status of upper-class women declined
* John Calvin “Institutes of the Christian Religion” (theme) -belief in absolute sovereignty and omnipotence of God and the total weakness of humanity -believed in predestination -sought to systemize Protestant doctrine as the basis for a reformed Christianity
* Anabaptists (why did other religions oppose?) -Why did the Anabaptists arouse so …show more content…
Some beliefs were offensive in a religiously sensitive era and certain behavior, such as polygamy, was frowned upon.
Anabaptists also seemed to threaten social stability. If it is true that the Anabaptists came out of the Peasants’ Revolt of 1525, this event was linked to social upheaval and to the demand for social equality. It was an event that was also linked to Luther’s comment that “you can be a slave and a Christian”.
The Anabaptists also held views that were a challenge to other Protestant beliefs. If the Anabaptists were allowed to spread it would have almost certainly been at the expense of Protestant faiths as opposed to Catholicism. Therefore the Anabaptists could be seen more as a threat to the Protestants and this resulted in them not being tolerated wherever they …show more content…
Politically: France before the Revolution was a monarchy, that is, hereditary rule, as was most of Europe. The Revolution literally threw off the monarchy and embraced the notion of a Republic. In doing so, they beheaded their king, Louis XVI. The revolutions proclaimations, embodied in the document "Declaration of the Rights of Man" threatened every other monarchy in Europe. Republican governments are representative, wherein they are chosen by at least some of the people. The kings and nobles of 18th century Europe were afraid of being overthrown. 2. Socially: Of Frances 26 million inhabitants in 1789, about 90% were poor peasants and farmers. The rest were either the nobility or the clergy. In fact, the very imbalance of the country socially begged for revolt. Each stratum of the society was called by one of three estates. The Nobility, including royalty, was the Second Estate, the clergy and the Church was the First Estate, and all of the rest of the people were the Third Estate. After the Revolution all offices were open to those with the most talent. This was never more true than during the First Empire, when Napoleon's many Codes were written and enforced in France. In fact, the Code Napoleon still exists as part of the legal structure of several European nations today. But privilege was looked down upon, and merit was gained by talent. 3. Economically: In this respect there was change on several levels. For one thing, the new government had to command revenues in a