Transformations in Europe

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Transformations in Europe
1500-1750
Chapter 16
Culture and Ideas
 LEQ
 How did the interplay of traditional beliefs and
revolutionary ideas influence the cultural history of
early modern Europe?
 Vocabulary
 Papacy
 Indulgences
 Reformation
Early Reformation
 Protests against the Catholic
Church
 Martin Luther = Protestant
Religion
 95 Thesis
 John Calvin = Calvinism
 Counter Reformation
Scientific Revolution
 Use science to reinforce religion
 Church leaders viewed new ideas as challenges
to religious teachings
 Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler, Galilei, Descartes,
Boyle, Newton
Early Enlightenment
 New scientific ideas + Religious conflict between
Catholics & Protestant = calls for social changes
 Political leaders looked to gain power
 Questioned the authority, wealth, power of
church
Social & Economic Life
 LEQ
 What factors contributed to the wealth of some
Europeans and the great poverty of others from
1500-1750?
 Vocabulary
 Bourgeoisie
 Gentry
Bourgeoisie
 Urban wealth came largely from foreign trade
 Wealthy commoners dominated economy
 Transatlantic trade increased a nations wealth
 Netherlands
 Amsterdam Exchange
 Dutch East & West India Companies
Peasants & Laborers
 Warfare, environmental
degradation, and
economic contractions
 Little Ice Age
 Coal Production
 Pervasive poverty
 Led to Rebellion
*Prices of wheat expressed in Dutch guilders per 100 kg. in various countries
vs. time.
Women & Family
 Status tied to husband
 Choose spouse or arranged marriage?
 Delayed marriage
Political Innovations
 LEQ
 How did differing policies in the areas of religion,
foreign relations, and economics determine the very
different experiences of early modern European
states?
 Vocabulary
 Holy Roman Empire
 English Civil War
Development of States
 Western Europe monarchs helped develop
national identities
 Habsburg’s
 Ottoman Empire
 German Unification
 Spanish Expansion
Warfare
 Thirty-Years War
 Depopulation and economic decline
 Size of Army v. Navy
 Formation of alliances
 National debt, taxation
Horrible Histories - English Monarchs
England & France
 1642 – English Civil War
 King executed
 Led to religious conflict
 Glorious Revolution
 English Bill or Rights
 King Louis XIV
 Worked with nobility and civil authority
 Absolute Monarch
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