7th Grade, Quarter 4, Unit 1, Renaissance & Reformation

The Crusades allowed Europe to have more contact with, and conduct more trade with, the rest of the world.

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Ancient Mayan and Incan writings inspired the Renaissance

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Ancient Greek and Roman writing influenced the Renaissance.

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The Renaissance started in Italy. However, with the Northern Renaissance, humanistic ideas spread into other European countries including England, France, and Germany

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William Shakespeare was an exception to the rule regarding Northern Renaissance artists because he sometimes drew inspiration from ancient Greek and Roman mythology while most Northern Renaissance artists did not draw inspiration from ancient Greek and Roman mythology.

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Like Thomas More, many Europeans of the Renaissance remained deeply religious while they also revitalized their study of the ancient world.

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The printing press allowed knowledge to become more affordable to produce and to consume.

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Writers during the Protestant Reformation benefited from the invention of the printing press. For example, Martin Luther published over 2,000 editions of his writings against the Catholic Church from 1517-1526.

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The Catholic Counter-Reformation responded to the Protestant Reformation when it affirmed several central Catholic doctrines (beliefs); addressed much of the corruption in the Catholic Church; & developed the new Catholic order, the Jesuits.

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Conflicts between Catholics and Protestants led to over 100 years of European religious wars (1524-1648 A.D.)

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