1. The Beginning of Modern Times
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2. Renaissance 1350-1815 Begins in 1350
interest in education, art and science
N. Italy then spread through Europe
Revisited classical Greece and Rome
Curiosity and enthusiasm at the heart

3. Artists Focus on the beauty of life Leonardo da Vinci Mona Lisa
The Last Supper
Michelangelo Buonarotti
Statue of David
Painted the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican

4. Sistine Chapel’s Ceiling St Peter’s Cathedral, Vatican City

5. Sistine Chapel

6. The Printing Press Invented in 1450 by Johannes Gutenberg
Father of printing in the western world.
Larger access to books = people encouraged to read and write
Started to write in local language, not Greek or Latin

7. Nationhood Rulers became more powerful
United their countries with common culture and language.

8. Nationhood Henry the VII and VIII in England,
Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain; united Spain, drove out the Moors
Louis XIV of France

9. Protestant Revolution
Reform = Change
Protestant- Protested many of the Catholic Churches teachings
Priests more interested in wealth, not God
Indulgences= Wrong
Sold documents freeing owners from sin

10. Martin Luther
A German priest, one of the first to challenge the Church
1520- Pope kicked him out of the Church
Started own church (Lutherans)
Spoke in German not Latin

11. Reformation John Calvin England=Puritan
Early Protestant Leader
England=Puritan
Wanted religious freedom
Freedom in America to practice own religion
Split caused many years of religious wars

12. Age of Exploration Began in the mid-1400’s
Europeans wanted to trade more, explored the world
Portuguese sailed to S. Africa and to India
Spain looked for a faster way to the East.
Christopher Columbus sailed west.
Landed in Americas by mistake
Thought he was in India, called the people Indians.
Dutch, French, English traders followed.

13. Age of Exploration
Columbian Exchange- the trade of products and ideas between the Old World (Europe) and the New World (America)

14. Age of Exploration Ideas Spread Religion Governments Technology
Slavery
20 million Africans taken to Americas
Most worked on plantations
Outlawed early to mid 1800s

15. Age of Exploration From Europe to America
Live stock
cotton
sugar
wheat
ideas
people
Disease killed 90% of the NA pop; small pox, measles, cholera, tuberculosis

16. Age of Exploration From Americas to Europe Corn tobacco potatoes
tomatoes
chocolate
turkey

17. Age of Revolution
With the printing press, ideas could spread faster and cheaper
First modern revolution was with the 13 Colonies in America; spread to Europe

18. Age of Revolution Overthrew centuries rules of kings and emperors
Ended Divine Rule of the King- Kings rule by the will of God

19. Age of Revolution Rule of the people Philosophers
Idea that people can rule themselves
People should have a greater role in gov.
Philosophers
John Locke and Jean Rousseau
Studied the nature of man and gov.
Old thought= People are here to serve the gov. (Kings and emperors)
New thought= Gov. is here to serve the people (protect their freedoms)