CCD  HISTORY 101 - History of Western Civilization 1 


Early Modern Period - What You Should Know


Key Developments

  • Renaissance

    • Philosophy and World View
      • revival of humanism
      • new concepts of self
      • new relation to God
      • syncretism – combining all of human knowledge
      • rediscovery of Arabic, Gnostic, Classical thought
    • Literature and Music
    • Art and Architecture

     

  • Reformation

    • Course of reformation in England, France and Germany 
    • Counter reformation
    • Religious wars
      • warfare – finance - taxes - law

     

  • Consequences of the discovery of the New World 

    • Colonization and exploitation
      • inflation - social dislocation - new introductions - new ideas
      • new forms of slavery and innovations in the plantation system 
      • effect of contact with Europeans on Native Americans 

     

  • Scientific Revolution

    • Physics, Astronomy, Chemistry
    • Biology, Medicine and Physiology
    • Technology

     

  • New Ideas

    • Literature and Music
    • Art and Architecture
    • Philosophy and World View
    • International Relations and Government