euro chaps 2/3

By fieldm
  • Period: 1300 to

    Italian Renaissance

    timespan is APPROX. peak of it was 1490s-1520s. this was a time of rebirth, a revival of classic greek and roman texts, the emergence of humanism, lots of new art, architecture, writing, ways of thinking, etc etc
  • Period: 1400 to

    northern renaissance

    timespain is approx!!!
  • 1440

    invention of the printing press

    AROUND 1440. so incredibly important bc it spread ideas during the renaissance and other times
  • Period: 1509 to 1547

    reign of henry vii

  • 1532

    the prince by machiavelli published

    outlined how machiavelli thought rulers should rule. they should do what they could to maintain power at all costs (though dont make ur people hate u). if u needed to be kind, be kind, but if you needed to be cruel, be cruel. he was a humanist bc he placed humans at the center, rather than god, and his thinking was similar to that of greek/roman rulers
  • 1534

    Act of Supremacy

    Henry vii breaks from the catholic church due to the popes refusal to anull his marriage with catherine of aragon. it created the church of england, which henry vii was at the head of
  • Period: 1534 to 1543

    various treason acts from henry vii

    34 - basically people had to speak, think, and write kindly of the king and queen, and recognize king as head of church
    35 - couldn't counterfeit kings seal, singlet, etc
    40 - couldn't accept his marriage to anne of cleves as valid after its annullment
    43 - treason commited outside england was tried inside england, which expanded his reach