This unit covers the Renaissance and Reformation. It uses cultural change as the primary lens to explore major changes in Europe and Christianity, which led to the rise of absolutism and the modern nation-state.
Questions:
How does the Renaissance change Europe’s perception of itself?
How is the Reformation a product of new cultural and technology?
How does the instability of the Reformation get “taken advantage of” for political means?
BFUs::
BFU: Luther and the Reformation
BFU: Counter-Reformation and 30 Years War
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