World History Chapter 15

Section 1Pages 437-443Revised August 30, 2012

1. Who was Michelangelo? What is he famous for?

Famous artist during the Italian Renaissance. Painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in

Rome, Italy. His Christian-inspired view of God creating the

stars and planets is only a part of the ceiling. It took him over four years to complete his

masterpiece. He often was on 60 foot scaffolding.

2.What changes in society and in cities stimulated the beginning of the Renaissance? The Black Death, starvation, and warfare had

overtaken Europe about 1300. These catastrophic events and the enormous

loss of life may have led to some of the changes of the 1300s.

These changes included: Growth of important city-states Increased trade New wealth

Section 1 – The Italian Renaissance

1300’s- Black Death, starvation, warfare, caused many changes throughout Europe:

Decrease in population allowed farmers to produce more food than needed .

Food prices declined- Money could be spent on other things- SUPPLY AND DEMAND

Agricultural Specialization- England- wool Germany- Grain

Specialization led to TRADE Regions had to trade for the products they did not produce.

THE RISE OF CITY-STATES Northern Italy became centers of COMMERCE

Venice, Milan, and Florence

Bankers, Traders, Skilled workers or artisans Knowledge of the Arts

Nobles wanted different ways to display their wealth Paintings, sculpture, and architecture

3. What was the Renaissance? Where did start? Why?

Changes in the economy and social structure led to a sustained period of renewed interest in art, literature, science, and learning.

Arose in Italy Italy had thriving cities, increased trade, and

a wealthy merchant class.

Section 1 – The Italian Renaissance

Renaissance = rebirth of philosophy & art

Early 1300s Renewed interest

in Greek/Roman culture

Emphasis on power of human reasoning

4. What was humanism? Where did it come from? The renewed interest in ancient Greek and

Roman culture gave rise to an increased education. This interest led to the classic teaching of

grammar, poetry, history, and Latin/Greek. These subjects became known as humanities,

thus this movement is called humanism.

Renaissance

Humanists – people who studied the humanities Grammar, history, poetry, rhetoric Included:

Dante Alighieri, Giovanni Boccaccio, and Francisco Petrarch

Their views: Emphasized education Wanted to understand how things worked Become actively involved Felt tension between studies and religion

(Catholics) Admired individual achievement

5. List the six causes of the Renaissance. Increased trade Growth of city-states Renewed interest in classical learning Rise of rich and powerful merchants Increased desire for scientific knowledge Desire to beautify cities

Section 1 – The Italian RenaissancE

Secular- Worldly rather than spiritual focus.

Universal Man- Accomplished in the classics, but also a man of action. Such a man could respond to all situations. Individual achievements and education were important!

6. What ideas formed the foundation of the Italian Renaissance? Inspiration from the ancient Greeks and

Romans Humanism Secular forces

Italian Renaissance Writers

Francesco Petrarch (PEE trahrk)

His sonnets considered greatest in history Studied the classical writers (Greek & Romans –

classical education) Wrote literature in the vernacular, or everyday

language of the people. Worried his desire for fame contradicted his

salvation

Italian Renaissance Writers (cont.) Niccolo Machiavelli (mahk yah VEL lee) Political philosopher and statesman

Described government by the way it actually worked (not in lofty ideals)

Believed in ruthless behavior to get ahead – “Machiavellian”

Better to be feared than loved as a ruler Wrote “The Prince”

Baldassare Castiglione (kahs teel YOH nay) Most famous book of Renaissance – “The

Book of the Courtier” Showed how gentlemen/gentlewomen

should act in polite society

7. What suggestions were made on how gentlemen and gentlewomen should behave?

Speak of serious subjects as well as amusing ones.

Have a knowledge of Latin or Greek Be well-acquainted with poetry and history Be able to write prose as well as poetry

8. How did science influence the Renaissance? Humanists discovered a wealth of scientific

information from archives and Arab translations for classical texts.

These new ideas about the natural world were beginning to be explored.

Thus, challenging the church’s teachings about the world.

SCIENCE DURING THE RENAISSANCE

A wealth of scientific information was added during the Renaissance. Many times this information would challenge religious beliefs.

Nicholas Copernicus- Polish astronomer, suggested that the Sun was the center of the universe.

Galieleo Galilei- Italian astronomer who wrote that the Earth orbited the Sun was punished by the Church

9. What contributions did artists make to the Renaissance? New styles and techniques Focus on human personality Works inspired by Greek and Roman art

Renaissance Art

Used realistic scenes/images – lifelike Perspective –technique to make paintings

lifelike Illusion of depth – distant objects smaller than

foreground objects

Italian Renaissance Artists

Leonardo da Vinci Talented (painter, architect, engineer,

scientist, drawings of flying machine and submarine)

Drew realistic human figures “The Last Supper” and “Mona Lisa”

Italian Renaissance Artists (cont.)

Michelangelo Brilliant painter Sistine Chapel of the Vatican (Pope’s home) “David”- sculpture of biblical figures Helped design St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome

“David”Sistine Chapel St. Peter’s Basilica

Italian Renaissance Artists (cont.)

Raphael Sansio Renowned painter and accomplished architect Helped beautify Vatican Known for paintings of Virgin Mary

Donato Bramante Chosen architect of Rome Design for St. Peter’s Basilica influenced

the design of smaller churches

Michelangelo(left)Da Vinci (right)

Baptism of Christ

Mona Lisa

The Last Supper

David

The Creation of Man

Sistine Chapel

The Pieta – (Virgin Mary with Jesus)

THE NORTHERN RENAISSANCE

Section 2 (pages 444-448)

1.How did the Renaissance spread to

northern Europe?In the 1200s and 1300s, most cities in Europe were in Italy.By the 1500s, however, large cities had also sprouted in northern Europe.

Cities like London, Paris, and Amsterdam.Trade and the Hanseatic League- The Hanseatic League was a merchant organization that controlled trade throughout Northern Europe- 1200-1400.

Also worked to protect its members from pirates and other hazards.Trade led to the exchanging of ideas.

Travel- Many Renaissance artists moved northSome Northern artists traveled to Italy for an educationOthers escaped to avoid violent clashes between the

armies of northern monarchs and the wealthy Italian cities.

The Printing Press- helped to spread ideas with printed material.

2. Who is credited for inventing the printing Press?

Johannes Gutenberg – 1450 – used movable type to print books

Roots were in China and Korea Movable type allowed text to be quickly printed

on both sides of the paper Hand writing was long and tedious Printing helped pass ideas on faster Gutenberg Bible (1282 pages)

3. What were the effects of the printing press on society? Printing press invented Press technology spreads Easier and cheaper to make books More books available Ideas spread quickly People want to learn to read

“Haters” of Print

Not all Europeans liked Gutenberg’s print Reasons:

1. books printed on paper did not last long 2. Less beautiful than hand printed 3. put hand copying scribes out of work

Nonetheless, Gutenberg’s printing press spread

4. Who was Desiderius Erasmus? (i RAZ muhs)

Desiderius Erasmus Criticized church’s lack of spirituality Wanted return of the simple message of

Jesus “The Praise of Folly” – book ridiculed

ignorance and superstition among Christians. Also criticized fasting, pilgrimages, shrines

5. Who was Thomas More?

Thomas More Published “Utopia”

Said governments were corrupt

Against private ownership of property

Executed after refusing to agree that King Henry VII was head of the church

Later made a saint by Catholic Church

6. Who was William Shakespeare?

William Shakespeare Wrote “Hamlet”, “Romeo & Juliet,” “Macbeth” Portrayed personality and human emotions Most widely known author of this time period.

7. What contributions did writers and philosophers make to the northern Renaissance? Fanned the flames of discontent with the

Catholic Church. Introduced humanism to England. Spread Renaissance ideas to a mass

audience.

8. Who were some of the famous artists of the northern Renaissance? Albrecht Durer (DOOR-uhr)

German artist Painted in oils

Jan van Eyck Area of the Netherlands Flemish school Also used oils to depict landscapes and

domestic life Hans Holbein

German artist

9. How did the works of northern artists differ from those of the Italian Renaissance?

Northern artists tried to depict things as they actually were, more realistic.

Italian Renaissance Capture the beauty of Greek and Roman gods. Mythological scenes.

Section 3 – The Protestant Reformation Pages 449-454

1. What was the Protestant Reformation?

Reformation – Religious revolution that split the church in Western Europe – 1517 Some thought church

too interested in money Clergy acted as

politicians instead of moral leaders

Northern humanists sought emphasis on faith

Catholic church ignored their concerns

2. What was the state of Catholicism in the 1400s? Church was wealthy and powerful. Involved in politics. Had moved away from spiritual roots. Often financially corrupt and taxed unfairly.

The middle class and peasants were taxed heavily.

3. Who were the early reformers and what happened to them? John Wycliffe

English Believed the church should give up its earthly

possessions Removed from teaching position.

Jan Haus Priest Preached against the immorality of the Catholic Church Excommunicated Arrested, tried and convicted of heresy Burned at the stake

The Beginning

In Germany Made up of 300

independent states – weak rulers

Monk Johann Tetzel – selling indulgences

This created opposition in northern Germany by humanists

4. What was the “sale of indulgences”? Indulgences were pardons issued by the

pope that people could buy to reduce a soul’s time in purgatory.

For many Catholics, the belief was for a dead person to work off the sins they had committed in purgatory.

The sale of indulgences was highly criticized by many people.

5. How did Martin Luther challenge the Catholic Church? Wrote Ninety Five Theses Claimed Christ was the only head of the

Church Salvation was done by faith alone, not

indulgences. Questioned basic beliefs of Catholicism.

Martin Luther

Monk in search of salvation Felt inadequate with church’s methods Criticized Tetzel’s indulgences

Money for false promises of forgiveness 1517 – 95 theses (statements) – disagreements

to the Catholic church Wanted to reform church He spread his ideas through pupils Was excommunicated (expelled) from the

Church.

SECTION 3

The Protestant Reformation

Tetzel began selling indulgences

no central gov. in Germany (no control over religious ideas or papal abuses)

church interested in income, not saving souls

priests engaged in vice and misconduct

popes did not set example of moral leadership

church had lost sight of spiritual mission

Luther summoned to appear before Imperial Diet

Luther refuses to abandon his ideas

Luther banished from empire, his works banned

Luther translates Bible into German

Luther’s works and ideas continue to spread

Luther establishes Lutheran

Church

Reformation and the Lutheran Church

Martin Luther excommunicated

Luther’s Impact

Translated bible to German – now all could read it

Developed Lutheranism By 1530, Lutheranism was a formerly

recognized branch of Christianity. Luther’s followers and other reformers called

Protestants

6. How did Protestantism spread to other areas? Luther’s stand against the Church opened the

door for others to make differing ideas known.

7. What was the basis of Zwingli’s church in Switzerland? It was a theocracy in which government and

the church are joined together.

8. Who was John Calvin and what did he believe? Created his religion called Calvinism Emphasized predestination

God knows who will be saved, even before people are born. Thus, nothing humans could do would change their

predestined end. Followed highest moral standards. Self-discipline & dedicated

Moved to city of Geneva – theocracy Righteous living

Laws prohibited card playing, dancing, profanity, showy dress

Sense of mission/discipline Controlled people’s lives

5 Points of Calvinism The five points of Calvinism, which can be remembered by TULIP are: Total depravity (or total inability): As a consequence of the Fall of man, every

person born into the world is enslaved to the service of sin. According to the view, people are not by nature inclined to love God with their whole heart, mind, or strength, but rather all are inclined to serve their own interests over those of their neighbor and to reject the rule of God. Thus, all people by their own faculties are morally unable to choose to follow God and be saved because they are unwilling to do so out of the necessity of their own natures.

Unconditional election: God's choice from eternity of those whom he will bring to himself is not based on foreseen virtue, merit, or faith in those people. Rather, it is unconditionally grounded in God's mercy.

Limited atonement (or particular redemption or definite atonement): The death of Christ actually takes away the penalty of sins of those on whom God has chosen to have mercy. It is "limited" to taking away the sins of the elect, not of all humanity, and it is "definite" and "particular" because atonement is certain for those particular persons.

Irresistible grace (or efficacious grace): The saving grace of God is effectually applied to those whom he has determined to save (the elect) and, in God's timing, overcomes their resistance to obeying the call of the gospel, bringing them to a saving faith in Christ.

Perseverance of the saints (or preservation of the saints): Any person who has once been truly saved from damnation must necessarily persevere and cannot later be condemned. The word saints is used in the sense in which it is used in the Bible to refer to all who are set apart by God, not in the technical sense of one who is exceptionally holy, canonized, or in heaven (see Saint

9. What were the effects of Protestantism in England? It began with King Henry VIII, as he broke from

the Catholic Church and formed the Church of England.

Had been a devout Catholic as a young man. Wanted to re-marry and sought an annullment.

Believed Catherine of Aragon would bear him no male heirs.

Had a daughter (Mary)

Church would not grant the annullment. Fell in love and married Anne Boleyn. Formed the Anglican Church

The Anglican Church

In England King Henry VIII Wanted to divorce his wife She had given no sons Hoped to marry Ann Boleyn

King Henry VIII

Anglican Church (cont.)

Pope refused to grant divorce (Popes could make exceptions) Henry withdrew England from Catholic church Started Anglican Church

Changed rituals very little Gave land from monasteries/convents to nobles

Paved way for Protestant Reformation in England

THE TUDORS Henry VIII- 1509-1547- Anglican Edward VI- (Henry’s son) 1547-1553 Anglican Mary I- (Henry’s daughter) 1553-1558- Catholic- No Children Elizabeth I- (Henry’s daughter)- 1558-1603- Anglican

The Counter-Reformation

Section 4 Pages 455-461

The Catholic Reformation- Attempts At Reform

AKA the Counter-Reformation Goals:

Reforms/return to spirituality Stop spread of Protestantism Francis of Sales/ Teresa of Avila Ignatius of Loyola- formed the Jesuits

Jesuits- concentrated on education as a means of combating the Reformation- opened missions, schools and universities

1. What reforms were made in the Catholic Church? A monk named Girolamo Savonarola was

one of the first reformers. Preached against the abuses of the Church.

New religious orders Jesuits

2. What reforms did Savonarola call for? Called on church to melt down ornaments to

provide food for the poor. Convinced others to burn jewelry, mirrors,

and trinkets. Worked to reform the Church

3. How did the Jesuits spread Catholicism? Established missions, schools, and

universities.

4. What reforms were passed by the Council of Trent? Addressed clergy’s corruption Regulated priests’ training Curbed financial abuses Condemned sale of indulgences

Council of Trent

Trent, Italy (1545-1563) Meeting of Catholic church leaders to examine

criticisms made by Protestants about Catholic practices.

To define doctrine Ended abuses with indulgences Emphasized:

Need for ceremonies Forgiveness still granted through priests Salvation through ceremonial actions and individual

faith

Reaction to Council of Trent

Some found Protestantism appealing Many found Catholic ceremonies comforting Liked beautiful churches Liked authority of priests Believed salvation gained through good

works Many Catholics felt renewed energy and

confidence.

5. Name some women who began religious orders during this period. Angela Merici Jane of Chantal Teresa of Avila

6. What were the religious and social effects of the Counter-Reformation? Changes in both Catholicism and

Protestantism. Persecution of non-Catholics, Jews, and

Muslims. Formation of independent states and

nations.

7. What methods did the Catholic Church use to stop the spread of Protestantism? Spreading Catholicism through mission work

and education reforms of the Council of Trent Inquisition put people on trial

For witchcraft, being Protestant, and breaking Church law

Spanish Inquisition much harsher Imposed religious uniformity Carried out executions and other punishments

8. How did religious turmoil affect society during the 1500s? Caused changes in religion Persecution of different religious groups Creation of independent states

9. What wars occurred because of the Counter-Reformation? Italian Wars

War between France and Spain over Italian peninsula

Also involved England

Peasants’ War Caused by high taxes, lack of power,

Reformation ideas of freedom Fighting in France between Protestants and

Catholics

10. Overall, what were the effects of the Reformation? Many Protestant sects developed Church leaders reformed the Catholic Church Religious intolerance and anti-Semitism

increased Religious conflicts spread across Europe