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Chapter 17

Chapter 17. The Transformation of the West: 1450 - 1750. A. A New Spirit Francesco Petrarch (1304-1374) Secular writing B. The Italian Renaissance Begins 14th, 15th centuries In northern Italy Italy Urbanized Merchant class Political rivalry Petrarch, Boccaccio Use Italian

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Chapter 17

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  1. Chapter 17 The Transformation of the West: 1450 - 1750

  2. A. A New Spirit Francesco Petrarch (1304-1374) Secular writing B. The Italian Renaissance Begins 14th, 15th centuries In northern Italy Italy Urbanized Merchant class Political rivalry Petrarch, Boccaccio Use Italian Secular topics Painting Use of perspective Shadow, distance Focus on humans I. The First Big Changes: Culture and Commerce

  3. Western Europe in the Renaissance and Reformation

  4. B. The Italian Renaissance Michelango Buonarotti Leonardo da Vinci Nicolo Machiavelli Humanism Looking back to classical past Study of texts, especially ancient C. The Renaissance Moves Northward By 1500, impetus moves north Northern Renaissance France, Low Countries, England, Germany Then to eastern Europe More concerned with religious matters William Shakespeare Miguel de Cervantes I. The First Big Changes: Culture and Commerce

  5. Sistine Chapel (Michaelangelo) Vitruvian Man (Da Vinci) David (Michaelangelo)

  6. D. Changes in Technology and Family Technology Printing Family later marriage age common nuclear family common I. The First Big Changes: Culture and Commerce

  7. E. The Protestant and Catholic Reformations 1517, Martin Luther's challenge Attacks church institutions Bible the only authority Vernacular translations Protestant protest used for political gain German opposition to the papacy Rulers seize church lands Henry VIII Establishes Anglican church Jean Calvin Calvinism Predestination Catholic Reformation Renewal Jesuits Missionaries Education I. The First Big Changes: Culture and Commerce

  8. F. The End of Christian Unity in the West Religious Wars France Calvinists v. Catholics 1598, Edict of Nantes Promises Protestants’ toleration 30 Years War (1618-1648) Devastating to Germany Netherlands independent Literacy increases G. The Commercial Revolution Inflation, 16th century Gold, silver from New World Demand outstrips supply H. Social Protest Proletariat develops Attitudes towards poor change Protests Witchcraft hysteria I. The First Big Changes: Culture and Commerce

  9. Western Europe in the Renaissance and Reformation

  10. A. Did Copernicus Copy? Nicolai Copernicus Polish monk Knowledge of work of al-Urdi, al-Tusi? Earlier Arab scientists Planets move around sun; quiet hero of Western thought and rationalism B. Science: The New Authority New instruments add to data collection Galileo Galilei Uses Copernicus' work Kepler’s observations confirm earlier work William Harvey Circulatory system Methods Francis Bacon Empirical research René Descartes Skepticism Isaac Newton System of natural laws Deism God does not intervene with nature John Locke Use of reason II. Science and Politics: The Next Phase of Change

  11. Phases of Venus as observed by Galileo

  12. II. Science and Politics: The Next Phase of Change Western Europe under Absolute Monarchies • C. Absolute and Parliamentary Monarchies • 17th century, medieval balance disrupted • France dominates • Centralized monarchy • Bureaucracy • “Absolute monarchy“ • Louis XIV the best example (“I am the state”) • Nobles kept at court • Other absolute monarchs • Spain, Prussia, Austria-Hungary • Territorial expansion • England • Difference • Civil War • Parliament triumphant

  13. D. The Nation-State Definition Common language, culture National literature, songs, foods Territorial aspect Common allegiance II. Science and Politics: The Next Phase of Change

  14. A. Political Patterns Great change in central Europe Frederick the Great of Prussia Religious freedom State regulates economy Overseas commercial networks Continual warfare France v. Britain Rivalry over overseas territory Prussia v. Austria Territorial conflicts III. The West by 1750

  15. B. Enlightenment Thought and Popular Culture Scientific Revolution leads to Enlightenment Scientific methods applied to other fields General principles People are good Reason the answer Belief in progress Political science Adam Smith Laissez-faire Criminology Society Women's rights Protection of children Attack inequities III. The West by 1750

  16. C. Ongoing Change in Commerce and Manufacturing Mass consumerism Agriculture Nitrogen-fixing crops Stockbreeding Swamp drainage Potatoes, etc. introduced Domestic system Households produce finished goods D. Innovation and Instability Change becomes the norm III. The West by 1750

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