1. Social Significance of the Reformation!!!

2. 15 th Century (1400’s) 100+ days of fasting Clergy carried out laws Monasteries + Nunneries= the place to be Religious shrines worshiped Indulgence preachers common Clergy complete with concubine, child Church influenced education and culture

3. 16 th century Clergy enrollment down 1/3 Monasteries become orphanages Teaching in the vernacular Fines for idol worship Clergy married Rich, richer; poor, poorer Clergy on the same level as commoners

4. Educational Changes Education revolves around new Humanist ideas. The works of Thomas Aquinas are looked upon for answers to Church questions.

5. Women

6. Women aren’t viewed as evil temptresses… They are now exalted. Women now more equal to men. The idea that women distract clerics is put down

7. More equality = More divorces

8. Later Marriages Mid-late 20’s for men, early 20’s women More remarriages due to high mortality rates

9. Arranged Marriages Parents did not force strangers to live together. Children did have rights.

10. Random Facts 1/3 of Children died by age 5 ½ died in their teens Wet nurses were used by the upper class with negative consequences Cervantes writes Don Quixote Shakespeare is alive and well during this time period.

11. That’s All Folks!!!