1. The Reformation And The Enlightenment

2. Rise of A New Religion n Exposure n Church needs a change – Abuses – Wealthy – Live in sin – Sale of Indulgence

3. Protestantism n Starts in HRE – Martin Luther – 1517 C.E. n Nail 95 thesis’s on the church door n Start of the Protestant reformation

4. Luther’s Beliefs And Problems With The Church n Accept basic early Christian creeds n Bible supreme authority n Salvation achieved by faith alone n Two sacraments instead of seven

5. Women and the Reformation n Helps status of women – Priest hood of all believers – All must read the bible n Hurts status of women – Closed monasteries

6. Reformation Grows n Spreads like wild fire n Especially popular in HRE n Persecuted at first by Catholic Church n Eventually a shaky peace established between the two

7. England Becomes A Protestant Nation n Henry VIII – Married Catherine Of Argon n Has 6 kids n Only Mary Tutor lives – Henry seeks Annulment n Catherine says no n Pope says no – 1533 C.E.. n Secretly marry Anne Bolyne – Clergy say no n Act of Supremacy – Can practice religion

8. The Enlightenment n Appeal to reason fostered by the Renaissance belief in human capacity for self realization n Can only improve society through ordered thinking and reason

9. Newton Starts It all n Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy – Discovered gravity – People start to view world like clock

10. Famous People Of The Day n John Locke – Blank slate – Education important n Trancois Barre – Mind has no sex n Diderot – Encyclopedia – 28 volumes n Galileo – Sun centered universe – House arrest n Rousseau – Social contract Theory

11. Exploration n Why? – Merchants n Profit – Colonization – Adventure – Religion – Restless Nobles

12. Famous Explorers Of The Day n Columbus – Try reach Orient – Encounter America n Vasco Da Gama – Try reach Orient – Sail round Cape of Good Hope n Ponce De Leon – Explore Florida in search for what? n Magellan – First European to sail around the World

13. Results Of Exploration n Banking spread n Boost to Middle Class n Expand Slavery n Destroy encountered countries n New food – Potato – Squash – Maize