jul 12, 1516 - Thomas More wrote Utopia
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Thomas More writing Utopia was significant because it became an influence for writing and life during the Renaissance. Utopia’s description of a perfect world in turn pointed out all the problems of life during the 1500s. The book is written of a perfect world which contrasted many of the problems in Europe’s political scheme. This book challenged authority indirectly, so that it made people question the status quo of everyday life. Thomas More’s work posed questions that needed to be reformed.
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Absolutism and Reformation in Europe
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