Medieval Europe Changes And Continuities Essay

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Europe experienced many changes from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. From the medieval to the modern world, Europe experienced changes in politics, social reform, religion, science, in their economy and technology.
Europe’s economy is the first part to see dramatic loss as well as gain. From the medieval Europe, we see events such as the Black Death wipe out the population and cause dramatic economical failure as poverty became normal. The events of the Black Death however sparked a huge transformation for Europe as they experienced industrial, labor, land, and capital gains. During this time as well, we see economic changes stimulating the growth of commerce. Capitalism created urban middle class committed to expanding markets. …show more content…

Here we see a lot of technology gains such as the printing press, lifting towers, the musket, hand-mills, and the steam engine.
Religious transformation was also a huge changing factor in Europe. Europe saw Catholicism degrade, Martin Luther question salvation, Protestant Reformation, and a divide between the Christian churches. It was then the Great Awakening that swept through the colonies in 1720-1830 that changed the traditional religious beliefs.
Science in Europe also saw major advancements. Europe saw the scientific method introduced and applied to astronomy. Scientist such as Galileo continuously made improvements to the telescope, Kepler used Tycho’s data to modify the Copernican heliocentric model that explained elliptical orbits, and the medieval vision of science on the world allowed for growth.
Politics also saw major changes in Europe. One of the biggest changes was the introduction of Nationalism. Germany and Italian nationalism led to unification and after the Napoleon Wars, Europe saw the Congress of Vienna divide Italy into territories, Germany into states, and the Ausgliech caused Hungary to

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