The Commerical Revolution, The Renaissance,

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The Commerical Revolution, The Renaissance,
The Protestant Revolution

• Patten Valdner
• Global History II
• Regents Review

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The Rise of the Commercial Revolution

• The Growing Population
• Increase in Trade
• Led to the Commercial Revolution
• Led to the Rise of Towns

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What is a Guild?

• Trade Association
• People of a craft would join together

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New Businesses

• 1.) Partnerships Joint Stock Companies
• 2.) Banking
• 3.) Insurance

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The Renaissance

• A Rebirth of Greek and Roman ideals that focused
  on Human ability, potential, and achievement.

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Humanism

• Emphasis on the individual
• Examine worldly issues (not religious)
• Curious about life in the present

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Renaissance Artists

• Michelangelo
• Statue of David

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Renaissance Artists

• Da Vinci
• Mona Lisa

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Renaissance Artists

• Raphael
• Painting of the Madonna

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Renaissance Writers

• Shakespeare
• Romeo Juliet

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Renaissance Writers

• Machiavelli
• The Prince
• It is better to be
• feared than loved
• The end justifies
• The means

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Renaissance Writers

• Dante
• The Divine Comedy

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The Effect of the Printing Press

• Gutenberg invented the Printing Press

Effect of the Printing Press
Books became more available Literacy increased Ideas spread rapidly (Cultural Diffusion)
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Causes of the Protestant Reformation

• Long Term
• The Renaissance
• Strong Monarch
• Problems in the Church

• Short Term
• Humanism
• Selling of indulgences
• People examining the Church
• Printing Press
• Martin Lurther writes 95 Theses

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Protestant Reformation Leaders

• Martin Luther
• 95 Theses
• Broke away from the Church

• John Calvin
• Believes humans are born sinners

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Effects of the Protestant Reformation

• Short Term
• Peasant Revolt
• Lutheran, Calvinist, Anglican, other Protestant
  churches founded
• Holy Roman emperor weakened

• Long Term
• Religious wars break out in Europe for more than
  100 years
• Catholic Reformation
• Inquistion becomes stronger
• Many Jews are forced into Eastern Europe