Renaissance+and+Reformation

== =The Renaissance and Reformation 1350- 1600=

"Men are always wicked at bottom unless they are made good by some compulsion." - **Desiderius Erasmus**

The Renaissance is considered the start of modern times. It was the time after the middle ages which were full of darkness. With the Renaissance the Vikings were gone, no one had to worry about barbarians pillaging there villages. Strong Monarchies now controlled Europe. The Renaissance was a time period with many people devoted to art and science. Italian city-states where the center of everything political, and social. The riches of Italy made France jealous so they decided to invade Italy. Spain came to help defend Italy from France which made the war end up in Spain's favor.

Humanism was a largo part of the Renaissance and ipmacted it greatly. It made many people study ancient Roman and Greek texts. In schools students would learn about Humanism and learn to use Latin. The artists of the Renaissance were known to imitate nature. They tried to make things realistic in thier artwork. Some of the most famous artists from the Renassaince were Lenardo da Vinci and Michaelangelo. Artists usually made paintings or sculptures. The art in the Renaissance affected all art in future Europe, and lots of priceless art from this time period is in museums today.

The Reformation was alsom known as the Protestant Reveolution. The church was acting corrupt and dealt with too much polotics. A monk named Martin Luther wrote a book called the Ninety-Five Thesis on the Churches corruption. He started a revoluition with the writing of this book. He broke off from the church and started his own religion. Gaining support from many German states. The Emperor of Rome was eventually forced to let people decide if they were going to be part of the new Lutheran Church, or the Catholic Church.

Famous People: Leonardo da Vinci- Famous artist and scientist of the Renaissance. he was the artist of the famous mona lisa. Martin Luther- The Monk who wrote the Ninety-Five Thesis and broke off the the Catholic Church froming the Lutheran Church William Shakespeare- Famous poet from the Renaissance. Wrote the famous tragedy "Romeo and Juliet" Henry VIII- King who divided the church so he could have six wives because he wanted a son Isaac Newton- Famoust scientist and mathememition who defined the laws of motion and universal gravitation



Terms: Ninety-Five Thesis- Written by Martin Luther explaing the corruption of the church Florence- Cultural center of Italy Mona Lisa- Famous painting by Lenardo da Vinci. Protestants- Protestors of the Church. Followed under Martin Luther. Were excepted as a religion at the Edict of Worms. Peace of Augsburg- The official recognition of Protestants which ended the war in Germany media type="custom" key="11595014"

media type="youtube" key="PER5nWbX9GI" height="315" width="420" Timeline: 1350 A.D.- Tenaissance begins. 1503 A.D.- Leonardo paints the Mona Lisa. 1416 A.D.- Donatello sculpts the sculpture of St. George 1517 A.D.- Martin Luther hanged his Nenety-five Thesis. 1520 A.D.- Pople Leo X excommunicated Luther. 1524 A.D.- The Peasants War begins. 1530 A.D.- The counter Refromation. 1545 A.D.- The Council of Trent began. 1549 A.D.- Francis Xavier led mission to Japan. 1555 A.D.- The pace of Augsburg, official recognition of Protestants.