The Beginning of Modern Times

1.  Renaissance

a.  Begins in 1350

i. Interest in ______, ______and ______

ii.  N. Italy then spread through ______

iii.  Revisited classical ______and ______

iv.  ______and ______at the heart

2.  Art

a.  Focus on the beauty of life

i. ______

1.  ______

2.  ______

ii.  ______

1.  ______

2.  Painted the ______in the Vatican

3.  Printing

a.  Invented in ______by ______

b.  ______in the western world.

c.  Larger access to ______= people encouraged to ______and ______.

d.  Started to write in local language, not ______or ______

4.  Nationhood

a.  Rulers became more powerful

i. ______their countries with common ______and ______.

1.  ______the VII and VIII in ______,

2.  ______and ______of Spain; united Spain, drove out the Moors

3.  ______of France

5.  Protestant Reformation

a.  Reform = ______

b.  Protestant- Protested many of the ______teachings

i. ______more interested in ______, not God

ii.  ______were wrong

1.  Sold documents ______owners from ______

c.  Martin Luther

i. A ______priest, one of the first to ______the Church

ii.  1520- ______kicked him out of the ______

iii.  Started own ______(Lutherans)

iv.  Spoke in ______not ______

d.  John Calvin

i. Early ______leader

e.  ______came from England

i. Wanted religious ______

ii.  Freedom in ______to practice own ______

f.  Split caused many years of religious ______

6.  Exploration

7.  Began in the mid-______

a.  ______wanted to ______more, ______the world

i. ______sailed to S. Africa and to India

ii.  Spain looked for a faster way to the East.

1.  ______sailed ______.

2.  Landed in ______by ______

3.  Thought he was in ______, called the people ______-______.

4.  ______, ______, ______traders followed.

8.  Columbian Exchange- the trade of products and ideas between the ______(Europe) and the ______(America)

a.  Disease killed ______of the NA pop; ______, measles, ______, tuberculosis

9.  Ideas Spread

a.  ______

b.  ______

c.  ______

d.  ______

i. ______Africans taken to Americas

ii.  Most worked on ______

iii.  ______early to mid 1800s

America => Europe / Europe => America

10.  Revolution

a.  With the printing press, ______could spread ______and ______

b.  First modern revolution was with the ______in America; spread to ______

c.  ______centuries rules of ______and emperors

d.  Ended ______of the King- Kings rule by the will of ______.

11.  Rule of the ______

a.  ______that people can ______themselves

b.  ______should have a greater role in ______.

12.  Philosophers

a.  ______and ______

i. Studied the ______of ______and gov.

ii.  Old thought= People are here to ______the gov. (Kings and ______)

iii.  New thought= Gov. is here to ______the people (protect their ______)


The Beginning of Modern Times

13.  Renaissance

  1. Begins in 1350
  2. Interest in education, art and science
  3. N. Italy then spread through Europe
  4. Revisited classical Greece and Rome
  5. Curiosity and enthusiasm at the heart

15.  Art

  1. Focus on the beauty of life
  2. Leonardo da Vinci
  3. Mona Lisa
  4. The Last Supper
  5. Michelangelo Buonarotti
  6. Statue of David
  7. Painted the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican

17.  Printing

  1. Invented in 1450 by Johannes Gutenberg
  2. Father of printing in the western world.
  3. Larger access to books = people encouraged to read and write
  4. Started to write in local language, not Greek or Latin

22.  Nationhood

  1. Rulers became more powerful
  2. United their countries with common culture and language.
  3. Henry the VII and VIII in England,
  4. Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain; united Spain, drove out the Moors
  5. Louis XIV of France

24.  Protestant Reformation

  1. Reform = Change
  2. Protestant- Protested many of the Catholic Churches teachings
  3. Priests more interested in wealth, not God
  4. Indulgences= Wrong
  5. Sold documents freeing owners from sin
  6. Martin Luther
  7. A German priest, one of the first to challenge the Church
  8. 1520- Pope kicked him out of the Church
  9. Started own church (Lutherans)
  10. Spoke in German not Latin
  11. John Calvin
  12. Early Protestant Leader
  13. England=Puritan
  14. Wanted religious freedom
  15. Freedom in America to practice own religion
  16. Split caused many years of religious wars

31.  Exploration

  1. Began in the mid-1400’s
  2. Europeans wanted to trade more, explored the world
  3. Portuguese sailed to S. Africa and to India
  4. Spain looked for a faster way to the East.
  5. Christopher Columbus sailed west.
  6. Landed in Americas by mistake
  7. Thought he was in India, called the people Indians.
  8. Dutch, French, English traders followed.
  9. Columbian Exchange- the trade of products and ideas between the Old World (Europe) and the New World (America)

34.  America => Europe / 35.  Europe => America
36.  Corn / 37.  Live stock
38.  Tobacco / 39.  Cotton
40.  Potatoes / 41.  Sugar
42.  Tomatoes / 43.  Wheat
44.  Chocolate / 45.  Ideas
46.  Turkey / 47.  People
  1. Disease killed 90% of the NA pop; small pox, measles, cholera, tuberculosis
  1. Ideas Spread
  2. Religion
  3. Governments
  4. Technology
  5. Slavery
  6. 20 million Africans taken to Americas
  7. Most worked on plantations
  8. Outlawed early to mid 1800s

50.  Revolution

  1. With the printing press, ideas could spread faster and cheaper
  2. First modern revolution was with the 13 Colonies in America; spread to Europe
  3. Overthrew centuries rules of kings and emperors
  4. Ended Divine Rule of the King- Kings rule by the will of God
  5. Rule of the people
  6. Idea that people can rule themselves
  7. People should have a greater role in gov.
  8. Philosophers
  9. John Locke and Jean Rousseau
  10. Studied the nature of man and gov.
  11. Old thought= People are here to serve the gov. (Kings and emperors)
  12. New thought= Gov. is here to serve the people (protect their freedoms)