Today we will begin to look at three important events that occurred in Europe following the Middle Ages: the Reformation, the Scientific Revolution, and the Enlightenment.
Question of the Day
What do historians mean by each of the following: the Reformation, the Scientific Revolution, and the Enlightenment?
Focus Questions
What was the Reformation?
What was the Scientific Revolution?
What was the Enlightenment?
The vocabulary below is related to the work you are doing today and would be worth using in your paragraph. In a few classes you will have write an assessment in which you have to identify three of these that I will choose. Here is an example of an ID:
Alps: The Alps are a mountain range in southern Europe (France, Italy, Austria, and Switzerland). They were significant to European society between 1300 and 1750 because they were one of the physical landforms that made it difficult for Europe to be politically centralized under one government. Europe’s decentralization was a key to its economic development.
Historical Connection: Physical geography is important to the development of civilizations. Just as the Alps influenced the development of Europe, we have studied that the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers had an impact on the development of settlements and life in Mesopotamia.
Reformation
Scientific Revolution
Enlightenment
Martin Luther
John Calvin
Nicolaus Copernicus
Galileo Galilei
Johannes Kepler
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
There is nothing to turn into me today. You were supposed to read the following from the Flow of History website. There are guiding questions for each reading. I'll ask you to respond to a few of these at the beginning of class next time.
The Roots and Birth of the Protestant Reformation
Why were towns and trade important in causing and spreading the Protestant Reformation?
How was the printing press important in causing and spreading the Protestant Reformation?
Who was Martin Luther and what did he do?
List and explain the four main beliefs of the Lutheran faith.
The Reformation's Impact on Political Ideas
List and explain the four major ideas that came from the Italian Renaissance.
Why was Luther's belief that God sees all useful ideas as equal important?
Why was Luther's belief that Good sees all believers as equal important?
List three of Aristotle's beliefs about the universe and explain them.
How did each of the following men undermine Aristotle's system:
Copernicus
Kepler
Galileo
Enlightenment Political and Social Ideas
Summarize John Locke's ideas on government.
Summarize Adam Smith's ideas.