Global Cultures Unit 7 Europe | Strayer University

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Strayer University
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HUM 111 | World Cultures I
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2020
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Unit 7: Europe Europe: Most important events: ● The Black Death ○ Huge plague ○ Killed lots of people ○ 1346-1353 ● The Renaissance ○ 15th and 16th centuries ○ It was a cultural movement ○ Started in Italy and eventually spread through all of Europe ○ The time of people such as Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo ○ A very artistic time ○ A revolution in arts, sciences, exploration, and ways of thinking ● The Reformation & Enlightenment: ○ Began in 1517 ○ Began in Germany with Martin Luther ○ His preaching and ideas spread ○ The Enlightenment was in the 17th-18th centuries and was a cultural movement. ○ Led to new ways of society and government ● French Revolution: ○ Will be talked about in depth later on ● Industrial Revolution: ○ Second half of the 18th century ○ The world was changed by new discoveries and inventions ○ Technologies changed the way daily life worked ○ Production industries were taken over by coal and iron ○ Transportation was revolutionized by the incorporation of steam powder ● The Russian Revolutions: ○ 1917 ○ First revolution ended up leading into a civil war ○ Led to the overthrow of the Tsars ○ By October, communism was introduced ○ Communism being part of such a large and important country is significant