Period in W. Europe following the fall of the Roman Empire
History’s Most Successful Failures
Period when W. Europe was a feudal society and the Catholic
Church dominated thought
Period when W. Europe
“Reawakens”
Protestant
Reformation
Counter
Reformation
Age of
Exploration
Age of
Absolutism
Philosophy where people used reason and
logic in order to better understand “truth”
Martin Luther
95 Theses
Pope Paul III
Scientific
Revolution
Council of Trent
John Calvin
Predestination
Catholic
Reforms
Henry VIII
Anglican Church
Copernicus
Heliocentric
Universe
Vasco da Dama
Reaches India
Galileo
Astronomical
Telescope
Columbus
Reaches
Americas
Newton
Gravity
Cortés
Conquers Aztecs
Absolute
monarchs
Divine Right
Theory
James I
Enlightenment
Said people were reasonable
and moral, and had natural
rights to life, liberty and
property
Said in a state of nature, life
would be “solitary, nasty,
brutish and short.”