Notes for Monday
Chapter 13
Lesson 2
Changes in Europe
Focus
?? What might cause a society today to change over time?
Main Idea
?? As you read, look for reasons that European society gradually changed
Define Vocabulary
?? Reconquista
?? Clergy
?? Indulgence
?? Heresy
?? Protestant
?? Reformation
Reconquista
?? A plan to make all of Spain Catholic
Clergy
?? Church officers
Indulgences
?? Pardons for sins
heresy
?? Denying the beliefs of the church
Protestants
?? Name of the churches that were formed as a result of protests against the Roman Catholic Church
Reformation
?? A religious movement that began in sixteenth-century Europe as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church, resulting in the founding of Protestantism
New Monarchies
?? King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella united their kingdoms and other parts of Spain under one rule
?? They wanted to drive the Moors out of from Spain
?? A Moor were Muslims who came from North Africa
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?? The plan of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella was to make all of Spain Catholic which was called Reconquista
Uniting of France
?? The task of uniting France fell to Louis XI
?? French nobles took care of their own needs first and refused to listen to the King
?? Louis crushed the power of the nobles
?? Gave special favors to the merchants in the growing cities and towns
Uniting of England
?? Uniting of England took longer than France
?? In 1485 Henry Tudor, the Earl of Richmond, defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth
How did each of the new monarchies establish its authority?
?? Ferdinand and Isabella united Spain and drove out non-Catholics
?? Louis XI crushed the power of the nobles and supported the middle classes
?? Henry VII united warring families an seized armies and land from powerful nobles
Life in Europe
?? Most people lived in small villages
?? Life as a peasant farmer had become worse than ever
?? The demand for wool was rising
?? Large landowners threw small farmers off their land and took it over, to make a large profit raising the sheep for the wool
What caused life to change for European peasant farmers in the mid-1500??s?
?? Landowners took land from peasant farmers to raise sheep for wool
How did the growing demand for wool affect the peasants?
?? They were forced off the land so that it could be used for raising sheep
In the 1500??s many Europeans moved from the country side to the cities. Why?
?? To escape the wealthy landowners, that were throwing them off of their land
Look on page 437
How many times larger were the population of London in 1600 than in 1500?
?? 4 times
A Weakened Church
?? The Catholic Church had been a strong force for continuity in Europe
?? It was weakened by improper behavior and poor judgment by the clergy
?? Pope Leo X sold indulgences and positions in the church until he was challenged by a priest named Martin Luther
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?? Indulgences- which were pardons for sins
?? Pope Leo X did it a little different
?? He sold the indulgences for past sins
?? He also sold the indulgences for future sins that you would commit
What were indulgences? Why did Martin Luther feel that they were wrong?
?? Pardons for sins
?? Luther didn??t think forgiveness for sins could be bought
Protestants
?? Strongly protested these actions and became known as Protestants
?? The movement that gave rise to Protestant churches was called the Reformation because its goal was to reform the Catholic Church
How did the Reformation change Europe?
?? Many parts of Europe became Protestant
?? Reforms were brought to the Catholic Church
What was the Reformation?
?? A movement to change the Catholic Church
What effect did the Reformation have on Europe?
?? It led to the formation of new Christian churches and changes in the practices of the Catholic Church
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