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Period: 1523 BCE to
Anabaptist
Anabaptists believed in adult baptism and that believers are equal. They lived communally with no church hierarchy and anyone in the community could be minister. Today they are called the Amish or Mennonites. -
1321
Famous Authors (Dante)
Dante was a Italian philosopher and a writer. He was best known for his piece "The Divine Comedy" -
1353
Black Death
The Black Death was a disease that passed in rats from fleas by contact. The Black Death killed 75-200 million roughly 60% of the population. It took Europe roughly 200 years the repopulate. -
Period: 1490 to 1547
Henry VIII
King Henry was a man that desperately wanted a male heir so when it came time for his wife Catherine to have her child, he was angry that it was a girl. He sent a letter to the church claiming that he no longer loved her and wanted a divorce, the church said no and she was killed on terms of adultery. this repeated 2 more times and then made a new religion. -
Period: 1509 to 1564
John Calvin
Jon Calvin was a man that converted to Protestantism at the age of 25, he believed that the catholic church had fallen from the original christian church. he believed in predestination. -
Period: 1517 to
Reformation
Problems start up with the church, the popes and leaders become heavily involved in the political matters and cannot meet the spiritual needs of the city. This act of the church forms a new religion called "Christian Humanism". This religion has simpler christian faiths and they had a goal to reform the church from within itself. -
1527
Famous Authors (Machiavelli)
Machiavelli was a Italian philosopher and political writer. Best known for "The Prince". -
Famous Authors (Shakespeare)
Shakespeare was and English play writer. He was so good at what he did that his plays are still preformed to this day. Some of his plays are Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and The Tempest.