revolutions in worldviews

The RenaissanceRebirth of Greco-Roman learning Humanism - Man as a subject of culture, art and literature

The ReformationIndividualism in Christianity - Personal relationship with God “ Grace” Dissenting sects “ National Churches”

The Scientific RevolutionThe Scientific Method Empirical observation Experimentation “ The Mechanistic Universe” Mathematical proofs

ThE EnlightenmentReason Individualism Social Contract Theory Inalienable Rights Natural Law The Right of Revolution Science Liberty The Free Market

RESULTS of the REFORMATIONS

End of Western Christian unity

WAR! And political changes (Especially in France, Great Britain, the Netherlands, and Germany)

New missionary efforts Improved literacy rates and

education New questions about religion

and spirituality.

RESULTS of the SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION

Europe became the center for scientific advances which were based on empirical research.

Science and reason became the basis of gaining and defining knowledge.

Emphases on questioning, testing, and progress.

RESULTS of the ENLIGHTENMENT

Scientific study and reason were applied to societies.

New purposes for government, the economy, and society were developing.

Individualism, secularism, and humanism became standards of Western Civilization.

CCOT Practice Analyze the continuities and

changes in global commerce from 1400 to 1800.

In your notebooks, write 2 continuities and 2 changes (prewriting)

Analysis, World Historical Context