HIST111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Atlantic Slave Trade, Fronde, Pope Leo X
10 Feb 2021
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Treaty de tordesillas 1494: the treaty de tordesillas was a treaty between the pope, the. Spanish, and the portuguese over who can claim what land. One cannot be more powerful than the other, so the pope draws an imaginary line. Spain can have all to the west, and portugal can have all to the east. The significance of this was to protect portuguese territory that they have already claimed. Also, spain goes into the 1500s as rulers of the new world and continue to become richer. Humanism 14th-17th centuries: humanism was a shift towards the celebration of the human. The significance of this was that is brought forward the interest in being more educated about science, art, nature, and the human body. Sale of indulgences 1517: sale of indulgences was when individuals could buy forgiveness of sins by giving money to the church. Pope leo x wanted to fund st. peter"s basilica, so he sold.
