Italy (1400-1500s) - modern nation where the revival of trade following the Crusades caused the Renaissance to begin.
History Channel - Humanism Triggers the Renaissance
Unit 2 European Renaissance and Reformation - Map Quiz Review
Learn the modern nations where important events in modern world history took place.
Places to Know
Germany (1517) - modern nation where Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation by nailing his 95 thesis to the church door in Wittenburg.
This Day in History - The 95 Thesis
Wittenburg, Germany
England (July 29, 1588) - the modern nation where Elizabeth I used compromise over rituals and beliefs of the Anglican Church in order to calm religious tension and protect her country from the Spanish Armada.
This Day in History - The Sinking of the Spanish Armada
Switzerland (Nov. 20, 1541) - modern nation where John Calvin set up a theocracy in Geneva in order to practice predestination.
St. Peter's Basilica and Square in Vatican City
Italy (1589) - the modern nation where the Popes paid for beautiful churches, Renaissance paintings and sculptures.
Greece (323 BCE) - the modern nation where the oldest classical culture once existed and inspired the Renaissance thinkers and artists to produce paintings like Raphael's "School of Athens".
Prezi - How Greek and Roman Art Influenced the Renaissance
Did you know?
Do you think you can identify famous Greeks Raphael included in this painting?
The Netherlands (1434) - the modern nation where Jan Van Eyck painted realistic scenes of everyday life including weddings, dances, and peasant life with oil based paints.
Jan van Eyck's Arnolfini Marriage
The Netherlands was known as Holland in Van Eyck's day.
France (Aug. 24, 1572) modern nation where as many as 12,000 Calvinists called Huguenots where rounded up and massacred on St. Bartholmew's Day.
Scotland (1546) the modern political unit where John Knox brought Calvinism and established the Presbyterian faith.
Map of Scotland