Reformation study guide (homework)

Read pages 356-386
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Section 1: Martin Luther and the German Reformation (pages 356-364): Due Thursday 9/30
Section 2: The Reformation Elsewhere (pages 364-370 -->): Due Monday 10/4
Section 3: Catholic Reform and Counter-Reformation (pages 374-377: Due Wednesday 10/6
Section 4: Social Significance of the Reformation (377-381): Due Thursday 10/7


Each section of the homework consists of  a 'big questions' and a series of sub questions. You can answer the sub questions a number of ways. You can use Cornell notes, outlines, or you can simply use them as a guide when you take read and take notes. As always, the sub questions will help you answer the 'big questions' which should be answered by graphic organizer or written paragraph. After you complete each section, you are required to go back and REVIEW (or study) your notes and/or answers for that section and previous sections. This simple act will help you recall much more information. Expect homework quizes on due dates.

This homework will become your study guide so be mindful. Read critically, take notes and answer the big questions with confidence. If you can't explain your answers without looking at your notes, then you don't understand the material and you need go go back and review.
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Explain the social, political and religious background of the Reformation: Due Tuesday

 Taking the time to do homework well reduces the time required to study well for an exam. As you invest, so shall you prosper….

 Purpose of this assignment is for you to become a more active reader.
Pages 354-356

1. Read introduction below.
2. Scan the textbook reading and think of questions you would ask the author.
3. Using the Cornell Method, take notes on the reading (right side) and ask/write questions on the left side.   Questions and notes should help answer the 'big question': Explain the social, political and religious background of the Reformation. Generally (not all the time), topic sentences can be turned into great questions.
4. Summary section of Cornell notes should answer the 'big question'. This can be accomplished by writing a paragraph or creating graphic organizer.

Do the work to understand it, not to get it done quickly.

Introduction: The Protestant movement successfully challenged the Roman Catholic Church and triggered changes in all aspects of European life. The weakness of the Church in the late Middle Ages had been amply demonstrated through corrupt popes, schisms, and unresolved doctrinal issues, which made Europeans receptive to a sweeping assault upon religious tradition. In 1517, Martin Luther’s 95 theses argued against the sale of indulgences, but he soon moved well past that issue and adopted positions condemned by the Council of Constance a century before. The unrelated controversy over the election of a Holy Roman Emperor in 1519 drew attention away from Luther, and allowed Protestantism to gain an entrenched position within the Holy Roman Empire. Luther was condemned by the Imperial Diet at Worms in 1521, but other reformers immediately arose and substituted their particular interpretations of Scripture for those of Rome. The second half of the sixteenth century was dominated by the religious reformer of Geneva, John Calvin, whose doctrines spread throughout Europe. Secular rulers anxious to gain advantage through this turn of events were soon involved in doctrinal disputes that spilled over onto the battlefield. The Reformation in England was related to the complicated personality and succession problems of Henry VIII. From 1527 to the Act of Supremacy in 1534, and through the dissolutions of the monasteries beginning in 1536, England moved into the Protestant fold, which Queen Elizabeth’s 45-year reign made permanent. Despite such enormous setbacks, the Catholic Church responded effectively to the Protestant challenge by encouraging the activities of newly formed Counter-Reformation religious orders and a major church council at Trent. Changes at every level of European life followed in the wake of the religious revolution. Protestants rejected the universalism of the Catholic Church in favor of a more secular individualism, and in doing so influenced the nature of Western life ever since. The doctrines espoused in this religious upheaval caused fundamental changes in the Western view of life, in the development of society, in marriage patterns, religious life, education, and in the position of women in society. The Reformation was one of the most, if not the most important event in European history. Its effects affected all aspects of European social, cultural, political, and military history.

Renaissance Review

Click below link to access review outlines, but keep in mind that the outlines are not everything. You need to study your summer assignment and consider it an  important review sheet/study guide, as well as, class notes and homework assignments. The test will not include Age of Discovery.

Renaissance Review

New Monarchies homework due Wed

Pages 335-338

1. Using examples from AT LEAST TWO different states, analyze the key features of the new monarchies and the factors responsible

for their rise in the period 1450-1550.

Choices are: Spain, England, France

Of course you should know all the new monarchies, the question, however,  only requires two.

2. Why did the Holy Roman Empire develop differently?

Here is link to my past notes on the new monarchies: New Monarchies

Since many didn't do as I asked on the previous homework, let me repeat how I expect this done:


How to do this assignment.
1.Read the pages first and take notes that address question.
2.Look back at your notes and organize them. Notes are messy. Just like learning.
3. Write your answer to the question . Read it over (out loud). Revise.

What you will show me Monday
I want to see the notes you take  (which should be in your spiral notebook), as well as, how you organize your answer. Lastly, I want to see your answer. The first sentence of your answer should be your thesis statement (your argument).
Think of this question as a math problem. Your answer is important, but I want to see your thinking.
To analyze: determine the component parts; examine their nature and relationship.