Write 5 essays answering the following:
- While the Renaissance began in Italy, there was also a Renaissance in northern Europe. Compare the Italian Renaissance with the Northern Renaissance. How can we account for the similarities and differences? 2. Thanks to Luther and Calvin, the Protestant Reformation moved across Europe with great speed. How do you explain the quickness with which people either reaffirmed their Catholic faith or became Protestant? 3. What characteristics and tendencies did the Renaissance and the Reformation share? What common trends did they reflect and/or promote in Europe? 4. The period from 1450 to 1650, witnessed a profound extension of European society beyond the borders of the Continent. What were the factors that facilitated this expansion? What was the motivation, both for the individual European explorers and the states that supported them?
- The Scientific Revolution has been described as an epistemological revolution — a revolution in knowledge. Why were the ideas of Copernicus, Galileo and Newton so revolutionary? They are each 300-400 words
Only once source is required and must be cited from the following textbook: (http://oergalileo.usg.edu/cg i/viewcontent.cg i?article=1001&context=history-textbooks) You can use your own/additional sources as well.
