Renaissance & Reformation

The end of the Middle Ages and beginning of the modern world.

I. Renaissance

The "rebirth" in Europe of art and culture and science from Classical times (Greece and Rome).

Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael

 

II. Voyages of Exploration

European voyages, initially seeking routes to Asia for trade, gold, spices, silk, etc.

Portugal

Spain (Ferdinand & Isabella) 

Columbus 

Era of the Conquistadores

DeSoto 

Balboa 

Pizarro

Cortez 

 

III. Slavery & the Slave Trade

1500s: 275,000 slaves imported into North America.

1600s: Over 1 million.

1700s: 6 million.

1800s: European countries attempt to end the trade of slaves, but 2 million more were taken into slavery.

 

IV. Religious Reform in Europe

Protestant Reformation

Erasmus (1469? - 1536) 

Martin Luther (1483-1546)

Protestant Reformation.

Peace of Augsburg

English Reformation

Henry VIII of England 

Mary I (1553-1558)

 

Catholic Reformation: The "Counter-Reformation":

 "Society of Jesus" or "Jesuits" 

Council of Trent