ADVANCED PLACEMENT ESSAY QUESTIONS RENAISSANCE 1. '77: To what extent and in what ways may the Renaissance be regarded as a turning point in the Western intellectual and cultural tradition? 2. '81: Compare the ways in which two works of art reproduced below express the artistic, philosophical and cultural values of their times. (Pictures of Michelangelo 's David and Giacometti 's Man Pointing 1947). 3. '82: Compare and contrast the cultural values of the Enlightenment with those of the sixteenth century Northern Renaissance. 4. '84: Compare and contrast the views of Machiavelli and Rousseau on human nature and the relationship between …show more content…
The pictures below and on the next page show the interiors of a Protestant church and a Roman Catholic church as each appeared in the first half of seventeenth century. Using these pictures as a starting point, explain how these interiors reflect the differing theologies and religious practices of Protestantism and Catholicism at that time. 10. '95: Compare and contrast the attitudes of Martin Luther and John Calvin toward political authority and social order. 11. '96: Assess the extent to which the Protestant Reformation promoted new expectations about social roles in the sixteenth century. Refer to at least two social groups in your assessment. 12. ’98 Compare and contrast the Lutheran Reformation and the Catholic Reformation of the sixteenth century regarding the reform of both religious doctrines and religious practices. 13. ‘01 Discuss the political and social consequences of the Protestant Reformation in the first half of the sixteenth century. 14. ’05 Compare and contrast the motives and actions of Martin Luther in the German states and King Henry VIII in England in bringing about religious change during the Reformation. COMMERCIAL REVOLUTION: EMERGENCE OF TERRITORIAL STATES 1. '78: Why were Europeans able to achieve economic and political control over many non-European peoples between 1450 and 1750? 2. '79: European monarchs of the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries are often referred to as the
15 E-Did the creation of Protestantism occur peacefully? Why were many rulers attracted by Martin Luther’s message? In terms of the 6 Ways, how did Protestantism switch the emphasis within Christianity? When did the Council of Trent take place and how did it change Catholicism? Why was the “discovery” of the Americas troublesome for the Church? Why were the astronomical discoveries of Copernicus and Galileo opposed by the Church? What kind of changes took place during the 1962 Second Vatican Council?
Discuss the extent to which the religious schism during the sixteenth century was symptomatic of political, social, and economic problems.
Additionally, Davis’s monograph explores detailed information regarding the shift of many people at the time from Catholicism to Protestantism, which is extremely important to the
Then in the sixteenth century the Protestant Reformation spread like wildfire across the continent (Lecture, 09.09.). As Martin Luther, who is given credit for starting the reformation nailed his controversial “95 Theses” to the door of a German church, the first nail in the coffin of the Ottoman Empire was simultaneously driven into place. The Protestant Reformation caused upheaval and great rifts to develop in Europe. It sparked many religious squabbles and numerous wars, including the Thirty Years’ War, which was one of Europe’s deadliest religious wars (Lecture,
With the Reformation came a number of leaders with many different theologies and ideas. Some worked so hard and risked so much that whether one agreed with their views or not, their effort and sacrifice demand respect. Others, however, became disillusioned, aggressive, or used this period of religious tension to their own advantage.
In the late 1520’s- 1530’s, the reformation passed from the free hands of the theologians and pamphleteers into the firmer ones of the magistrates and princes. Many cities in the latter mandated new religious reforms.
“Saint Anne, help me! I will become a monk. ”Martin Luther once said. In this paper I’m going to tell you about the Protestant Reformation and Martin Luther’s 95 theses. Martin Luther lead the Protestant Reformation. I will also discuss about the counter ( Catholic ) Reformation.
The intention of my research is to examine how the Reformation impacted the Clergy in England during the Sixteenth Century. For that Reason, my research question is as follows: How did the Reformation impact the clergy in England during the Sixteenth Century? In order to have reliable research I used a variety of both primary and secondary sources. Many of these sources are history books, websites, and many articles that were found from the Sixteenth century. I will begin examining my two selected sources that I used for my research to be accurate.
This caused educated Europeans to call for changes in the church. This new form of belief, Protestantism transformed many people’s lives during the 16th century with new changes within the church. The selling
This reformation includes two folds, “one a drive for internal reform linked to earlier reform efforts, and the other a Counter-Reformation that opposed Protestants intellectually, institutionally, politically, and militarily.” (51) Both parts of the reformation of the Catholic church result from their need for power. The church sets their goal to stop the spread of Protestant ideas with the ambition of reestablishing their supremacy. In the attempt to achieve this goal, the church promotes the teaching of specific Catholic doctrine that Protestants contest such as the rule to, “keep the mind ready and prompt to obey all things the true Spouse of Christ our Lord, our holy mother, the hierarchical church.”
Born in Germany, in 1483, Martin Luther went on to become one of Western history’s most significant figures. He spent his early years in a relative church as a monk and scholar, and later he became a priest and professor of theology. But he never felt right about some rites in the Catholic Church. As a result, in 1517, Luther penned a document attacking Catholic Church’s corrupt practice of reconciliation to absolve sin. His “95 Theses,” a list of questions and propositions for debate, became the catalyst for the eventual breaking away from the Catholic Church and were later instrumental in forming the Reformation. Although these ideas had been advanced before, Martin Luther codified them at a moment in history ripe for religious reformation. His courageous action of questioning the church later began the reformation and eventually changed the course of Western civilization. Though Luther was excommunicated from the Catholic Church right after the publishment of “95 Theses”, his writings changed the course of religious and cultural history in the West.
The year 1517 is claimed by Christianity to be the original spark of a reformation that changed the face of the most prevalent religion in the western world, beginning in Germany and soon enveloping the known world in an upheaval of beliefs and values. However, due to the fact that Protestant faiths became their own religious, social and political powers, the correct term for this movement would not be ‘reformation’ but in fact ‘revolution’.
Throughout Europe, several figures have influenced the people’s religion and beliefs. From Charlemagne’s empire and religious strengthening to the Pope’s significant role in the government, down to the limited rights of a King, the study of God’s existence and the 95 Theses, we learn of all the true Reformations the Middle Ages has faced.
The Renaissance and Reformation – two of Europe’s largest movements – grappled many of the same issues. Both these movements addressed the question of human fate and tried to make changes to entities and institutions in society. These broad similarities allow some to believe that the Renaissance and Reformation had a relationship in which the former caused the latter. However, while both the Renaissance and Reformation deal with questions of human fate and are movements of change, the answers they had to the this question and the changes they made were contradictory and thus complicate and dispel the notion that the Renaissance engendered the Reformation.
The reformation, brought about by Martin Luther and his ninety-five theses in the early sixteenth century prove to have a holistic effect on shaping societies attitudes concerning law, order, and stability. Throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth century, Martin Luther’s ideas regarding the reformation extend past the church, and people such as John Calvin in Geneva advocate a total reformation of society in general, and this comes to define the margins and values of society. Although the reformation has a decisive impact on religion, it also proves to have universal consequences on early modern ideologies, politics, and economics. As protestantism became a threat to catholicism, governments and monarchs sought to regulate society by imposing uniformity regarding religion, and this parallels notions concerning the reorganization of the household. The church, the state, and the household became a coordinated community, all in attempt to eradicate sinfulness and unlawfulness, and those who are unable or unwilling to adopt these beliefs find themselves on the margins of society. The cooperation between these three pillars of society led to a moral policing of the masses. The poor were no longer pitied, and powerful magistrates began to draw lines connecting crime to poverty. This proves to have an impact on how crime and deviancy from social norms were perceived and how they were punished, as the state began to assume control of criminals and how they are punished.