“Britain went through a period of major political, social and economic change in years 1815-1885” Assess the accuracy of this statement. Throughout the years 1815-1885, a variety of events occurred resulting in significant changes to the political, social and economic system in Britain 1815-1885. Religion, along side other factors, had a major input in this change, resulting in Britain going through significant changes to keep up with the time. A major factor for these changes was the industrial revolution. Initially effecting the economy of Britain, the industrial revolution increased the amount of trade, and growing rapidly Britain was known as ‘’’the workshop of the world’, the centre of the world manufacturing, finance and trade.
They believe it is changing as a result of changes in wider society, such as, greater individualism and consumerism, or a shift from modern to late modern or postmodern society. Grace Davie believes that religion is not declining, but is just taking a different, more privatised from. This is due to people no longer going to church because they feel they have to or because it is respectable to do so. Churchgoing has declined because attendance is now a matter of personal choice rather than an obligation, as it used to be. Therefore she believes people are now believing without belonging, people still hold religious beliefs but don’t go to church.
The Puritans thought that you should be well educated to be ready to defend God’s Word at any time and in any area. Puritans also thought that by being well educated, you are glorifying God because you are using the gifts which He has given you, while during the Enlightenment era they were focused on edifying man. The Puritans also disagreed with the Enlightenment because they were trying to focus on worldly things rather than furthering God’s kingdom. During the Enlightenment era they were discovering new ways to make man more comfortable which would lead to man’s happiness. All of these materialistic ideas controlled the Enlightenment eras
Problems occurred in Ireland and many saw it in their interest to move to more industrialised cities and towns, here they saw new opportunities and leaped to the prospect of a more luxurious lifestyle and this in-turn contributed to the growth in Agriculture and Industry. Despite this being a good thing for Britain it also lead to the growth and over-crowding of many towns and cities. Population figures for Britain's main cities and towns increased at an alarming rate. Due to the huge increase of people flocking to industrial cities, houses called back-to-back houses had to be built small and were cramped tightly together as near as possible to the large industrial sites. In many, cities such as Liverpool, out of 160,000 only half lived in acceptable houses whilst 55,534 people were crammed in to 1,982 courts containing 10,692 houses.
Humanism during the Renaissance (1400-1600 CE) can be defined as the scholarly linguistic and literary movement which promoted and revered the newly reintroduced wealth of classical Roman and Greek literature, language, culture, philosophy and knowledge. This vast intellectual treasure came back to the west, first by exposure to the Islamic invasions through Sicily and Spain, then with Crusaders returning from the Islamic orient, and finally from the foundering Byzantine Roman Empire. The universities of the Italian city-states embraced and disseminated this “new” knowledge widely to the thirsty minds of the day, and in doing so begat the resulting cultural-intellectual revolution. As a renaissance humanist intellectual, Machiavelli was unique in that while he appears to have known Latin, and been extremely well versed in the philosophy, history, and literary works of classic Greco-Roman authors like Cicero; he himself did not write in Latin but primarily in Italian, in the common vernacular of the people. He disdained and satirized the pomposity and hubris of the esoteric university humanists, and instead wrote brilliantly revolutionary practical intellectual works such as “the Prince.” Machiavelli’s genius was in his ability to logically apply the lessons of the great minds of Greek and Roman antiquity combined with the practical political, military, and sociological insights of late 15th century chaotic Medici Florence, crafted into an ultimate leader’s guide to become the next Julius Caesar, Pericles, or Caesar Borgia.
The Era of 1492 through 1750 opened up doors to new worlds for the growing independent and conductive european world. This period was well known for the exceptional discoveries that occurred during it such as the europeans discoveries of the americas and the atlantic slave trade “triangle trade “ both memorable and history changing events in world history .These events focused mainly on the following three regions Western Europe ,Africa , and the Americas. Communication lead to the expansion of the economics of all the following regions . unfortunately they damaged the social structures of the africa while also making way for the new social structures to form in the americas . during the 1492 europe began to flourish in the economy
The Enlightenment thinkers also wanted to abolish religious superstitions and promote tolerance of all religions. The third outcome was an increase in individualism, which meant that people began to turn away from church and royalty for direction, and instead, began to look upon
In most cases once I get the visual the paper makes more sense and easier to understand. Ms. Newton agreed with her results as well. People with the Read/Write learning preference in most cases are good writers and learn best through words. Ms. Newton mentioned that she loves using her dictionary or the
He took the faith aspects of religion literally, leading to his genuine confusion. The other theme of “Salvation” is religious salvation as this story deals with the narrator’s experience at church. Religious institutions want those outside of their beliefs to believe convert to their religion, so they will attempt to press their ideals as a way to convert them. For Hughes, his aunt kept telling him
Can They Change? In Puritan society people believed that God dictated what happened to each person. Historically, the level of devotion that people showed towards their religion dictated how much God influenced their lives. The changes that occurred during the Enlightenment modified the way in which people thought and how they interpreted different events that occurred around them. People looked more towards human reasoning and science for their answers to everyday questions.