https://padlet.com/24ajbell/w48v7n925hsv Renaissance and Reformation en-us 2018-04-20 15:21:29 UTC 2025-12-08 12:22:39 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Watchclock.png 24ajbell https://padlet.com/24ajbell/w48v7n925hsv/wish/253876388 This period of creativity, of new ideas and inspirations, is called the Renaissance. It lasted from about 1350 through the 1500s. The people who named this period believed it represented a new beginning, or in Europe's history and culture. Of the Greek and Romans.]]> 2018-04-20 15:28:20 UTC https://padlet.com/24ajbell/w48v7n925hsv/wish/253876388 24ajbell https://padlet.com/24ajbell/w48v7n925hsv/wish/254405159 Humanism emphasized the abilities and accomplishments of human beings. The humanists believed that people were capable of great things. As a result, they admired artists, architects, leaders, writers, scientists, and other talented individuals. William Shakespeare and Hans Holbein.]]> 2018-04-23 14:09:00 UTC https://padlet.com/24ajbell/w48v7n925hsv/wish/254405159 24ajbell https://padlet.com/24ajbell/w48v7n925hsv/wish/254410836 In time, their complaints led to a religious reform movement called the reformation. Although people called for church reform in other places, the Reformation began in what is now Germany. Church officials focused more on power and not religious beliefs. Martin Luther King Junior]]> 2018-04-23 14:17:25 UTC https://padlet.com/24ajbell/w48v7n925hsv/wish/254410836 24ajbell https://padlet.com/24ajbell/w48v7n925hsv/wish/254415426 The most famous Renaissance writer is probably the English Dramatist William Shakespeare. He wrote excellent poetry, but Shakespeare is best known for his plays. They include more than 30 comedies, his history's, and his tragedies ]]> 2018-04-23 14:25:04 UTC https://padlet.com/24ajbell/w48v7n925hsv/wish/254415426 24ajbell https://padlet.com/24ajbell/w48v7n925hsv/wish/254418344 This widespread change in views was part of the Scientific Revolution, the series of events that led to the birth of modern science. People began placing more importance on what they observed and less on what they were told. They used their observations to come up with logical explanations for how the world worked. ]]> 2018-04-23 14:30:01 UTC https://padlet.com/24ajbell/w48v7n925hsv/wish/254418344 24ajbell https://padlet.com/24ajbell/w48v7n925hsv/wish/254899757  They called this land, which in time came to be known as America, The New World. Excited by the new discovery, explorers set out from Europe to learn more about the new land. Led by Spain, explorers from Portugal, France, England, and the Netherlands set sail for North and South America. Europeans came to realize that he had reached a land unknown to them.]]> 2018-04-24 15:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/24ajbell/w48v7n925hsv/wish/254899757 24ajbell https://padlet.com/24ajbell/w48v7n925hsv/wish/255177745 The use of reason in shaping people's ideas about society and politics defined a period called the Enlightenment. Because of its focus on reason, this period is also known as the Age Of Reason. By using reason, these people hoped to solve problems such as property and war. They believed the use of reason could achieve 3 great goals knowledge, freedom, and happiness- and thereby improve society. 
   ]]> 2018-04-25 11:47:13 UTC https://padlet.com/24ajbell/w48v7n925hsv/wish/255177745 24ajbell https://padlet.com/24ajbell/w48v7n925hsv/wish/255181946 In 1793 the revolutionaries executed Louis XVI. Reign of Terror, a bloody period of the French Revolution during which the government executed thousands of its opponents and other at the guillotine. This device beheaded victims with a large, heavy blade. The Reign of Terror finally ended when one of its own leaders was executed in 1794.]]> 2018-04-25 12:00:48 UTC https://padlet.com/24ajbell/w48v7n925hsv/wish/255181946 24ajbell https://padlet.com/24ajbell/w48v7n925hsv/wish/255184921 Then around the mid-1700's, everything changed. People began inventing machines to make goods and supply power. These machines completely changed the way people across Europe worked and lived. They made most of the items they needed by hand.]]> 2018-04-25 12:09:49 UTC https://padlet.com/24ajbell/w48v7n925hsv/wish/255184921 24ajbell https://padlet.com/24ajbell/w48v7n925hsv/wish/255186500 The of industry helped head lead to a new economic system, capitalism. In this system, individuals own most businesses and resources. People invest money in businesses in the hope of making a profit.  ]]> 2018-04-25 12:14:48 UTC https://padlet.com/24ajbell/w48v7n925hsv/wish/255186500