Louis XIV Nobility

As Nobility I do not agree with the ideas of Louis XIV he has to great of power and uses this power to his advantage, his idea of devine right monarchy does not benefit anyone but himself and the government. More power needs to be put in the hands of the wealthy, we should be able to have a political influence and say and one person, even the king, should not be able to make decisions alone.

Thirty Years War

The Thirty Years War was a religious war primarily fought in Germany, the conflict was between Protestants and Catholics in the Holy Roman Empire but developed into a political war between the major European powers. The result of the Thirty Years War caused a complete destruction of many regions by the mercenary armies, there was famine and disease as a result and significantly decreased the population in Germany. The population of German states was decreased by thiry percent and in some areas it was estimated that two thirds of the population died. The Thirty Years War was settled by the Treaty of Munster and partly the Peace of Wesphalia.

The Reformation

John Calvin

John Calvin had a humanistic education in Paris and was a lawyer before being influenced by the reformers in France. He fled to Geneva in 1536, and because of its central location, Calvin could easily spread his ideas about salvation and Godly community rapidly. Calvin's appeal lay in his formal theological writings, describing the absolute power of God and the powerlessness of humanity. Calvin promoted the idea of predestination, and viewed salvation as a mysterious gift of God. Calvin's Reformed church hierarchy was made up of preachers, teachers, deacons, and elders. Preachers and teachers saw to the care and education of the faithful. Deacons were given the task of of attending to the material needs of the congregation. The elder, which were considered the true leaders, were selected from the patriciate that dominated the civil government of the city. Calvin along with Luther and the Catholic church all believed in the protection of true religion required harsh measures.

PARMIGIANINO--ARTIST

The Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine
by: Parmigianino

The artist Prmigianino followed many of the traditional styles of painting during the renaissance. His painting of St. Catherine is very life like. He focuses on the intricacies of the people and clothes depicted and also puts the main focus of the painting at the center, with everything else geometrically facing the center. The uses of color also relates the painting of St. Catherine to the renaissance time period, Parmigianino uses light and dark to show important, minor, or specific details of importance in the painting.

Was Columbus a hero or a villain?

In search of India and its gold, Christopher Columbus, unintentionally came across the North American Continent, many today give him credit for the discovery of the Americas and consider him to be one of the greatest heroes in history. Others disagree and think that Columbus had ulterior motives and give him a villainous title. It is proven that Columbus was not first to find the "New World" actually Leif Erickson landed in Canada before Columbus ever became an adventurer. It is in my opinion that Christopher Columbus was a villain because first and for most he claimed land that was already inhabited by others. These "savages" that he forced of their own land to claim his as his own would later show more heroic qualities than Columbus ever did. Further more Columbus never actually set foot on the North American or South American continent, he actually ended up in the Caribbean Islands around the Bahamas. In the reading I have researched it is also very apparent that Columbus' only intentions were to obtain wealth from his voyages and he was very forceful with not only the inhabitants of the island but also his crew.