The Rise of Modern Europe Mr. Giordano

1. Imperialism

2. Change and Turning Points

3. Interdependence

4. Conflict

5. Belief Systems

6. Golden Ages

7. Movement of People and Goods

8. Diversity

9. Nationalism and Nation States

10. Political Systems and Citizenship

11. Power

12. Human Rights

13. Science and Technology

Major changes in Europe helped bring about an age of global interaction. Between 1300 and 1500 C.E., Europe experienced a period of cultural rebirth known as the Renaissance. During the same period the Protestant Reformation and the Scientific Revolution reshaped European civilization.

Beginning in 1500 C.E. European powers gradually built trading empires in Asia. Thus began a period of increasing global interdependence.

During the Age of Exploration, European powers built colonial empires in the Americas. New patterns of conquest and global exchange had an enormous impact on the World.

By the end of this unit, you will be able to answer the following:

  1. How did discontent with the church lead to the Protestant Reformation?
  2. How did the Renaissance create a new emphasis on individual achievement?
  3. How did the Scientific Revolution transform the way people viewed the physical world?
  4. How did technology help Europeans explore?
  5. What new global patterns of trade and travel resulted from the Age of Exploration?
  6. How did winning overseas empires affect the economy of Europe?
  7. How were different cultures around the world brought into contact during the 1500s – 1600s?

Name______Due__5_April____

Homework 1 - The Renaissance - Pages 344 – 353

  1. Lorenzo de’ Medici
  1. Leonardo da Vinci
  1. Michelangelo
  1. Filippo Brunelleschi
  1. Patron
  1. Humanism
  1. Perspective
  1. William Shakespeare

1. What does the word “renaissance” mean?______

2. What was considered to be the most important change that took place during the Renaissance? ______

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3. List at least 3 new attitudes toward culture and learning were produced during the Renaissance.

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4. List three reasons why Italy was the birthplace of the Renaissance.

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5. Who were the Medicis? ______

6. What is a patron? Give one example of a patron during the Renaissance.

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7. What was the movement of Humanism? ______

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8. How did humanists view education? ______

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9. Who was Francesco Petrarch? ______

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10. How did Renaissance art reflect humanist concerns? ______

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11. What is “perspective” in Renaissance art? How did it change the way artists represented humans and landscapes? ______

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Name______Due__12_April___ Homework 2 - The Protestant Reformation- Pages 353 – 363

  1. Protestant Reformation
  1. Martin Luther
  1. John Calvin
  1. Huguenot
  1. Indulgence
  1. Predestination
  1. Theocracy
  1. Theology
  1. Henry VIII
  1. Elizabeth I
  1. Catholic Reformation

1.Why were Christians from all levels of society upset with the Church?

2.With whom were popes competing for power? ______

3.What were the 95 Theses? ______

  1. Why did Luther write the 95 Theses? ______
  2. What are three important arguments that Luther made in his 95 Theses?

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4.How did the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, counter Luther? ______

5. Why did Luther eventually turn against the Church in Rome and declare that secular authorities were needed to reform the Church? ______

6.Describe three important beliefs that Luther taught. ______

7.Why did Lutherans begin using the name Protestant? ______

8.Who supported Luther’s reforms and why? ______

9.Why did the peasants revolt and who did they revolt against? ______

10.Which values of the Renaissance are reflected in the Reformation? ______

11.Define Anabaptist and list some of the Protestant denominations that can trace their ancestry to the Anabaptists? ______

12.Why was Henry VIII of England awarded the title, “Defender of the Faith” by the pope? ______

13.Why did Henry want the pope to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, and what eventually happened? ______

14.What did Henry do to decrease the power of the Catholic Church in England and increase support for the Anglican Church (Church of England)? ______

15.What was the Book of Common Prayer and what changes did it make to the Anglican Church? ______

16.What changes did Elizabeth make to the Anglican Church? ______

17.Why did England escape many of the religious wars that tore apart other European states? ______

18.What was the Council of Trent and what was its purpose? ______

19.What steps did the council take to end abuses in the Church? ______

20.Was the Catholic Reformation successful? ____ Explain. ______

21.How did the Reformation affect the Jewish population in Western Europe?

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Name______Due___26_April___

Homework 3 - The Scientific Revolution and Exploration- Pages 364 – 367 and Pages 372 – 378

  1. Prince Henry the Navigator
  1. Vasco De Gama
  1. Christopher Columbus
  1. Ferdinand Magellan
  1. Astrolabe
  1. Caravel
  1. Circumnavigate
  1. Who was Nicolaus Copernicus and what did his heliocentric theory say?

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  1. Why didn’t Copernicus publish his finding until the last year of his life? ______

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  1. What did Galileo build? ______
  1. Why was the Catholic Church frightened by Galileo’s findings? ______

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  1. What law of motion did Isaac Newton develop? ______

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  1. Where did Newton believe God fit into his findings? ______

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  1. What idea did Robert Boyle propose? ______

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  1. Instead of relying on ancient thinkers’ conclusions, what did Francis Bacon urge (encourage) scientists to do? ______

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  1. What did Rene Descartes develop? ______

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  1. How did Descartes believe everything should be proved? ______

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  1. What is Descartes famous quote? ______
  1. .Why did Europeans look for new trade routes to Asia, and what types of items did they get from there? ______

13. Who sold goods from India to Italian merchants? Why were other European traders upset with Italian merchants? ______

14. What was another motivation for Europeans to explore? ______

15. Give at least 3 examples of technology that made exploration possible. ______

Name______Due___3_May___

Homework 4 - Conquest in the Americas -Pages 394 – 400

  1. Hernan Cortes
  1. Moctezuma
  1. Francisco Pizarro
  1. Atahualpa
  1. Bartolome de las Casas
  1. Columbian Exchange (p405-415)
  1. Mercantilism (p405-415)

1. What were some of the reasons why the Native Americans were defeated by the Europeans? ______

2. What role did the Catholic Church have in ruling the Spanish Empire?

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3.How did Spain make the Empire profitable? ______