In 1517 Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of a church. This was the start of the Protestant Reformation‚ and the schism in the church. The major causes of the Reformation‚ which were political‚ social‚ and ideological circumstances had led to the dividing of the church. From this revolutionary beginning came new ideologies that evolved from the cons of the catholic views on. By the tenth century‚ the Roman Catholic Church had dominated religious life in Northern and Western Europe.
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Renaissance Art Renaissance is a French word that literally means “Rebirth” and is referring to the rebirth of learning in northern Italy after there was hardly learning in the middle ages. During the Renaissance‚ there was a great renewal of education and ancient times. But‚ the Renaissance was more than just studying works of ancient scholars; it influenced sculpture‚ architecture and painting. In Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa‚ the mysterious smile reflects the newly emerging Renaissance
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European History 102 September 23‚ 2013 The Protestant Reformation The protestant reformation was a religious and intellectual disturbance that broke up the Catholic Church in Europe in the 16th century. The reformation forced people to be catholic or protestant‚ an important choice that resulted in rather you lived or died. Martin Luther and John Calvin were two reformers who argued for religious ratification of power. “The Reformation.” 2013. The History Channel website Martin Luther‚ the
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Proto Renaissance art‚ 1280-1400 Italian Renaissance painting Giotto‚ Lamentation‚ Cappella degli Scrovegni In Italy in the late 13th and early 14th centuries‚ the sculpture of Nicola Pisano and his son Giovanni Pisano‚ working at Pisa‚ Siena and Pistoia shows markedly classicizing tendencies‚ probably influenced by the familiarity of these artists with ancient Roman sarcophagi. Their masterpieces are the pulpits of the Baptistery and Cathedral of Pisa. Contemporary with Giovanni Pisano‚ the
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| The Renaissance has been described as consisting of "a rebirth of the human spirit‚ a realization of the human potential for development." It occurred during the 14th -17th centuries in Europe. During the 1400s and 1500s in mostly Italy there was a major change that took place in all aspects of life. This was called the Renaissance and was a movement that helped gives rebirth to culture and the arts. This movement went away from the medieval times that had forced a feudalist system on its
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The Renaissance From the fall of the Holy Roman Empire to there was a dark age in Europe where all technology and thinking stopped. Europe was a battleground for feudal lords and their knights trying to control the surrounding territories. The dark ages started to end when Pope Urban the 2nd called for the crusades of the holy lands and the city of Jerusalem. The renaissance began in Italy‚ and spreading to the rest of Europe by the 16th century‚ its influence was felt in literature‚ philosophy
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Daniel Yu The Renaissance The changes in peoples values‚ beliefs‚ and behavior beginning in the late 1400s became to be known as the English Renaissance. Renaissance is an appropriate term for this historical period in time‚ Renaissance meaning "rebirth" in French. People had become to be more curious about themselves and their world‚ so gradually there was a renewal of curiosity and creativity. A few of the extraordinary people in this period include Leonardo da Vinci‚ Michelangelo‚ Christopher
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The Protestant Reformation (1450-1565) (1) England Notion of the Renaissance Prince Recent War of the Roses created a sense of political instability for the Tudor dynasty --Henry VIII The significance of a male heir to the Tudors B. England Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon Henry seeks an annulment Henry creates the Church of England and establishes his own supremacy over it A “political reformation” only at first John Calvin (1509-1564) More of a scholar than
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Pope. The church thus needed a response to the Protestant Reformation‚ as it was going against everything they stood for. This movement against the Protestant Reformation is commonly referred to as the “Catholic Reformation”. This movement was directly operated through the Council of Trent‚ a council of high cardinals that met from 1645 to 1663. The Council of Trent was able to defend the Catholic faith against the Protestant Reformation by reaffirming Catholic beliefs and addressing the abuses of
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| Lecture 3: The Protestant Reformation | Arise‚ O Lord‚ and judge Thy cause. A wild boar has invaded Thy vineyard. Arise‚ O Peter‚ and consider the case of the Holy Roman Church‚ the mother of all churches‚ consecrated by thy blood. Arise‚ O Paul‚ who by thy teaching and death hast illumined and dost illumine the Church. Arise all ye saints‚ and the whole universal Church‚ whose interpretations of Scripture has been assailed. (papal bull of Pope Leo X‚ 1520)It truly seems to me that if this
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