History 226 - RENAISSANCE & REFORMATION
Spring
2019
01
4.00
Joshua Birk
MWF 11:00-12:10
Smith College
30183-S19
SEELYE 208
jcbirk@smith.edu
Were the Renaissance and Reformation something new and modern, or a continuation of medieval trends? Topics include the Black Death, Europe as a persecuting society, the emergence of humanism, the fragmentation of religious unity across Europe, Witch Trials, the intersection of politics and science, and the beginnings of the Age of Exploration and European Imperialism.