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There is not only an apparent absence of unifying elements, but the impression created on teacher and student is that of turmoil and confusion, with here and there a situation full of dramatic interest. THERE IS NOT ONLY AN APPARENT ABSENCE OF UNIFYING ELEMENTS BUT THE IMPRESSION CREATED ON TEACHER AND STUDENT IS THAT OF TURMOIL AND CONFUSION WITH HERE AND THERE A SITUATION FULL OF DRAMATIC INTEREST
 being of the empire as a factor in politics, the beginning of the decline of the papacy, and the rise of the third estate, which is illustrated in England by the growth of the House of Commons and in Germany and Italy by the two great city leagues and the power of Venice, Florence and Genoa. If this suggestion is followed, the Hundred Years’ War and the history of the papacy in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries may serve to introduce the Renaissance if a discussion of the latter is preceded or followed by a general summary of the political situation in Europe at the opening of the sixteenth century, with special reference to those powers, both new and old, which are to dominate in the new period. Absence of Unifying Elements. The attempt to bridge the period between the Hundred Years’ War and the Renaissance and Reformation is attended with a great many real difficulties, which are aggravated rather than lightened by the usual arrangement of material to be found in the text-book. CE FOR THE TIME BEING OF THE EMPIRE AS A FACTOR IN POLITICS THE BEGINNING OF THE DECLINE OF THE PAPACY AND THE RISE OF THE THIRD ESTATE WHICH IS ILLUSTRATED IN ENGLAND BY THE GROWTH OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS AND IN GERMANY AND ITALY BY THE TWO GREAT CITY LEAGUES AND THE POWER OF VENICE FLORENCE AND GENOA IF THIS SUGGESTION IS FOLLOWED THE HUNDRED YEARS WAR AND THE HISTORY OF THE PAPACY IN THE FOURTEENTH AND FIFTEENTH CENTURIES MAY SERVE TO INTRODUCE THE RENAISSANCE IF A DISCUSSION OF THE LATTER IS PRECEDED OR FOLLOWED BY A GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN EUROPE AT THE OPENING OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THOSE POWERS BOTH NEW AND OLD WHICH ARE TO DOMINATE IN THE NEW PERIOD ABSENCE OF UNIFYING ELEMENTS THE ATTEMPT TO BRIDGE THE PERIOD BETWEEN THE HUNDRED YEARS WAR AND THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION IS ATTENDED WITH A GREAT MANY REAL DIFFICULTIES WHICH ARE AGGRAVATED RATHER THAN LIGHTENED BY THE USUAL ARRANGEMENT OF MATERIAL TO BE FOUND IN THE TEXT BOOK
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