Humanism: Bridging the Gap between the Dark Ages and the Renaissance Nicholas DiOrio History 101B TA: Abby Cliff November 16‚ 2012 It is commonly known in the world of history that the Middle Ages were a time of very slow‚ almost nonexistent growth‚ while the Renaissance is known for its divinity and rapid spread of the arts‚ literatures‚ and culture‚ as well as many other aspects of life during this time period. Voltaire even believed the Renaissance to be one of the four golden ages of
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It is widely understood that the Protestant Reformation of Europe in the 1500’s‚ and the subsequent events and changes that cam about thereafter‚ span many decades and even centuries. The Reformation is characterized as a deeply religious and politically based movement‚ beginning in central Europe‚ and lasting for up to one hundred and fifty years. This chain of events is vital to the course of European and World History as it truly ends the “Middle Ages” and ushers in a new era in the history of
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Scholars‚ as well as artists and the common man had rejected the harsh‚ religious ideals of the Middle Ages and thus‚ Renaissance Humanism came into being. The works that have been created by artists in the 14th and mid 17th century had reflected the change from religious to more secular ideas that became prevalent throughout this era. More specifically‚ Botecelli’s painting‚ The Birth of Venus‚ had echoed the growing interest in Greek and Roman culture and myths‚ much less the departure from the
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monk from Wittenberg‚ Germany criticized many of the attributes of the Catholic Church and compiled a list of reasons why he believed Catholicism was entirely flawed. This document was called the 95 Theses and lead to a movement called the Protestant Reformation which ended the unity imposed by medieval Christianity and signaled the beginning of a modern era. Luther’s propositions challenged some portions of Roman Catholic doctrine and a number of specific practices. He argued that the bible not the
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world changed. An uprise began to reform the church. Heretic groups started protesting against Catholicism. The Catholic clergy was uneducated and the priests would not follow their own teachings. The Protestant Reformation was the break up of the Catholic Church. The reason the Protestant Reformation occurred was because of heresy and critics of the Roman Catholic Church. The heretics and critics of the church called the Catholics out on their wrongdoings and wanted a change. They knew that Catholicism
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Essay #3 December 3‚ 2015 ¬Hamlet: Protestant or Catholic In the play Hamlet‚ William Shakespeare does make it quite difficult to identify Hamlet’s religious views‚ but he does provide many clues which are evident as Protestant. For example‚ Hamlet lives in Denmark‚ which is a Protestant region‚ he went to a university where the Protestant Reformation began‚ and also his beliefs in certain things throughout the book are proof that Hamlet is‚ indeed‚ Protestant. The play‚ Hamlet‚ takes place in
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Martin Luther: Leader of the Protestant Reformation HIST 101 American Military University Kristin Sawicki The Protestant Reformation began in Wittenberg Germany in October of 1517 with Martin Luther who was a German Augustinian Monk. Martin Luther criticized the Roman Catholic Church feeling the church had lost its way and openly accused them of corruption and false teachings by posting a document he authored called the “95 Theses”. Martin
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Martin Luther was a very important figure in the Protestant Reformation‚ he was also known as a German professor of theology‚ a monk‚ a composer‚ and a priest. On November 10‚ 1483‚ Martin Luther was born to Hans Luder and Margarethe Lindemann. At a day old‚ in Eisleben‚ Saxony‚ he was baptized as a Catholic. He had several siblings‚ and out of all of his brothers and sisters his favorite happened to be‚ Jacob. At the age of 19‚ in 1501 he went to college at the University of Erfurt. Five years
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The Protestant Reformation was the 16th-century religious change that in return it also caused a cultural change that occurred because of Martin Luther. He thought that the pope had too much power and Luther had many disagreements with the Catholic Church. Martin wrote 95 Theses on the university’s chapel door. Luther was then excommunicated from the church Luther was then not wanted in the Diet Of Worms and on his way out was kidnapped. Martin found out that he was just being safely imported to
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Born in Germany in 1483‚ Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation in this century. He caused the reinvestigation of the percentage of the fundamental precepts of Roman Catholicism‚ and his devotees soon pared from the Roman Catholic Church to start the Protestant custom. The initial couple of years of religious community life were troublesome for Martin Luther‚ as he didn’t find the religious illumination he was looking for. A tutor taught him to centre his life solely on Christ and this
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