The Impact of the Renaissance & Protestant Reformation

The Impact of the Renaissance & Protestant Reformation

In this lesson, you will learn about important changes that led to the end of medieval Europe and the dawn of the modern age. The Renaissance and Reformation were major developments that helped to shape the world we know today.

Directions

• Read each slide carefully - you are welcome to use Google and Google Translate to figure out the meaning of any of the terms or slides we use in this class.

• Participate carefully in the activities - there will be multiple choice questions, fill in the blanks, open ended questions, and polls.

• Good luck! You can play this as many times as you need to until you get the score you want.

Reviewing the End of Medieval Europe

• The Crusades - led to increased trade between Europe, Africa & Asia

• The Black Death - killed 1/3 of Europe's population, but helped peasants gain better wages & treatment

• The Hundred Years' War - brought end to feudal need for knights, introduced gunpowder and peasant armies instead

• The Great Schism - split between Eastern Orthodox Christianity & Western Roman Catholicism, fighting between papal candidates weakened RCC

Multiple Choice

The path of the Black Death usually followed…

• trade routes
• ocean currents
• the pope
• war fare

Multiple Choice

How did the plague affect the feudal economy of Europe?

• Feudalism remained unchanged

• Feudalism was made stronger

• Labor shortages ended feudalism, serfs and peasants demand higher pay

• Feudalism ended because all peasants died

Multiple Choice

How did the plague impact Europe?

• People started to question the church
• 1/3 of the population died
• It contributed to the decline of feudalism
• All are correct

Multiple Choice

Muslim scholars preserved ancient __________ and ___________ knowledge that had been lost in Europe.

• Greek and Roman

• Egyptian and Mesopatamian

• Indian and Chinese

• Japanese and Mongolian

Multiple Choice

The Crusades led to an interest in exploration to find better/faster trade routes.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The city of Jerusalem is important to which three major religions?

• Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam

• Islam, Christianity, and Hinduism

• Islam, Christianity, and Judaism

Multiple Choice

Who fought each other in the Crusades?

• The Romans and the Greeks

• The European Christians and the Arab Muslims

• The Eastern and Western Roman Empires

The Renaissance

The Renaissance began in Italy in the 15th and 16th centuries and marked a "rebirth" of European culture. The key values were humanism, individualism, secularism, and a revival of learning and texts from Greece and Rome.

Changes in art, architecture, literature, science and culture followed.

Open Ended

How did the Renaissance change Europe? Your answers can mention art, science, literature, education, economics, politics and more! Feel free to consult our previous lessons or give it a quick Google. Do NOT copy and paste an answer from the internet. That's lazy & that's cheating!

Multiple Choice

• Gunpowder

• Printing press

• Compass

All of the above were results of what in the Renaissance?

• the move toward using money

• a shift from science to religion

• an increased interest in the arts

• an increase in scientific inquiry

Multiple Choice

Which of these statements reflects an influence of the Renaissance?

• dominance of the church

• constant feudal warfare

• lack of any governance

• increased interest in the arts

Multiple Choice

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Galileo Galilei

• Tycho Brahe

• Johannes Kepler

All of the above were famous Renaissance

• philosophers.

• priests.

• artists.

• scientists.

Multiple Choice

Which of these changes occurred during the Renaissance?

• The Church was all-powerful.

• The Church’s power declined.

• Factories began using electricity.

• Women gained equal rights with men.

Multiple Choice

During the Renaissance, a new intellectual movement known as humanism evolved. What was the significance of the humanist movement?

• Humanists felt formal education was impractical and unnecessary; therefore, many schools were closed.

• Humanists spread the teachings of Eastern philosophers such as Confucius throughout Europe.

• Humanists were very interested in religious studies and sought to increase the influence of the Church.

• Humanists were inspired by classical texts and emphasized the dignity and worth of the individual.

Multiple Choice

Which of these statements describes a change brought about by the Renaissance?

• Society was dominated by the church.

• Society began to value individualism.

• Society was focused on warfare.

• Society was dominated by lords.

The Protestant Reformation

In this section, we will look at new material on the causes, events, and effects of the Protestant Reformation. Read carefully!

The Protestant Reformation Begins...

• The Roman Catholic Church's power had been declining since the end of the medieval period

• More and more Europeans began to question Church teachings and the role of the Pope

• Some of these reformers would break with the Church and create new sections (denominations) of Christianity

Luther's 95 Theses & The Church's Reaction

• Luther disagreed with the RCC's sale of indulgences and the power of the Pope

• The Pope excommunicated Luther - expelling him from the Church

• Luther refused to take back his statements and was made an outlaw of the Holy Roman Empire

• Many nobles and German princes protected him & he gained many followers and believers. They became known as Protestants

Open Ended

Why do you think Martin Luther objected to the sale of indulgences?

Reminder: Indulgences were sold by the Roman Catholic Church to raise funds for the construction of a new church in Rome. Believers paid money to receive pardons from punishment for sins, allowing the sinner to enter Heaven faster.

Effects of the Reformation

• Other reformers started their own Protestant Churches, like John Calvin

• Religious unity ended in Europe and war began between Protestants and Catholics

• Royal power grew as the power of the Roman Catholic Church declined

• Persecution of religious minorities occured as rulers tried to keep their subjects all the same faith.

Poll

Imagine you are an important leader in the Roman Catholic Church during the time of the Protestant Reformation. How would you respond to the rise of Protestant Churches?

• Try to win people back to the Church

• Start wars to force people back

• Ban the books and teachings of Protestant leaders

• Clean up some of the problems and make some changes

The Catholic Counter Reformation

• Catholic Church made limited reforms and curbed (fixed) earlier abuses

• Council of Trent - redefined beliefs and ended the sale of indulgences

• Inquisition - used to end heresy by force, trials and torture for those who opposed or denied Church teachings

• New religious orders like the Jesuits and Ursulines educated and spread the Catholic faith

Multiple Choice

What is heresy?

• going against the teachings of the Catholic Church

• dying for one's beliefs

• going against Luther

• treason

Multiple Choice

Who were the Protestants?

• people who went out and performed duties for the Church

• people who were humanists

• people who wanted fair treatment by the lords

• people who protested against and broke with the Catholic Church

Multiple Choice

How were the Protestant Reformation and the European Renaissance similar?

• discouraged the growth of strong monarchs

• were led by the military

• encouraged people to question tradition

• supported the return of the Roman Empire

Multiple Choice

a reform movement against the Roman Catholic Church that began in 1517; it resulted in the creation of Protestant churches

• Reformation

• Indulgence

• Purgatory

• Protestant

I hope you have learned and reviewed your material well. Next Tuesday, we will finish up the Reformation & take a quiz!