Unit 4 Objectives European Changes

14 – Renaissance & Reformation Discuss how the acceptance of nonreligious attitudes led to the development of the Renaissance. Summarize how the study of Greek and Roman culture influenced the arts. Explain how the Italian Renaissance spread to northern and western Europe.

14 – Renaissance & Reformation Assess how the Renaissance affected writers and artists of Northern Europe. Describe how calls for reform of the Roman Catholic Church led to the Reformation Analyze how the Roman Catholic Church reformed in response to the Reformation.

15 – Exploration & Trade Assess the new tools and technology that impacted European exploration. Explain how the growing European interest in the East led to the search for direct trade routes and the desire to spread Christianity. Describe the discoveries of the explorers who Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal sent out on expeditions.

15 – Exploration & Trade Compare the rise of Dutch, English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish trading empires. Compare and contrast China’s limited contact with other countries during the Ming and Qing dynasties with Japan’s isolation from the outside world. Assess Japan’s choice to remain isolated during the time of international exchange.

16 – Europe Expands Overseas Discuss how Columbus’s voyages led to further exploration of the Americas. Evaluate the first circumnavigation of the world. Describe how Spanish and Portuguese colonies were established in the Americas. Assess how Spanish and Portuguese colonies affected native peoples.

16 – Europe Expands Overseas Contrast the Dutch, French, and English colonies in the Americas Assess the impact Dutch, French, and English colonies had on Native Americans. Explain the causes of the Atlantic slave trade Discuss the effects of the slave trade on Europeans, Africans, Native Americans, and American colonists.

17 – European Monarchs Explain the religious and political factors that led to the growth and decline of Spain’s empire. Describe the leadership of France’s Louis XIV, including his political and cultural influence on foreign nations.

17 – European Monarchs List the leaders and the political conditions that led Prussia and Russia into the western European political areas. Identify the protest, revolt, and eventual triumph of England’s Parliament, which led to limited monarchy.