Reformation Learning Objectives
1. Describe achievements by the Islamic civilizations and how these achievements were introduced into Western
Europe influencing the Protestant Reformation.
2. Explain how trade routes connecting Africa, Europe, and Asia fostered the spread of ideas, technology, goods,
and major world religions.
3. Analyze how revolutionary ideas introduced during the Renaissance in Europe led to cultural, scientific and social
changes.
4. Analyze how the rise of the Protestant faiths during the Reformation resulted in the decline in the political power
and social influence of the Roman Catholic Church.
5. Identify examples of improvements in transportation, communication, and technology and explain how they have
facilitated cultural diffusion among peoples around the world.
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