Religious Conflicts: Timeline Invasion

Just like the different countries within Europe between 1555 and 1648, we will be charting the progress of these conflicts by invading as well. Each group will take on the responsibility of tracking the progress of one of 'The Big 4'

• France
• England
• Holy Roman Empire
• Spain.

Each group will create a timeline (of epic size) covering the following things ...

1. Monarchs
• Name and Dates
• Religious Affiliation
• Pic (add some personalty to the picture - either draw one or add to one you find online)
2. Internal Conflicts
• Name of Conflict and Dates
• Sides within the conflict (names of the groups, religious affiliation of groups - if necessary)
• Winner of conflict
3. External Conflicts
• Name of Conflict and Dates
• Countries involved in the conflict
• Here's the invasion part
• Other 'Big 4' countries involved will add to the time
• Add their P.O.V. as to why the conflict took place, or their involvement in the conflict
• Add a picture showing their P.O.V.
• The P.O.V. of your country as to why the conflict started
• Picture representing your P.O.V. for the conflict
• How the conflict ended - treaty or edict

   

Reformation: In Their Own Words

Like we talked about in class, looking at primary documents is an important aspect of historical study (and the AP Euro test now), so in case you need another copy here are the primary documents we use to examine the Reformation.

Martin Luther's Letter to Pope Leo X

• Look at the language Luther uses, is he looking to break off a whole 'new religion' or just to help reform the Church? What is his tone (the choice of words he uses to describe the Pope and Church), what insight does that give you?

Edict of Worms

• In this formal edict from Charles V (why would a politician get involved in a religious matter?), what language does he use that helps give insight into his opinion of the 'Luther problem'?

Be sure to follow the H.I.P.P.O. model we went over in class, or see the link for a refresher.

Choose a Side: The Reformation

For the Reformation we will be creating propaganda videos, a 60 to 90 sec video trying to convince others to join your side be it Catholic or Protestant. Just like any propaganda, imagery will be key. Use visuals that will help to tell your side of the story, to create an emotion for your side or against your opponent. You will need to base the information in your video on facts (use historically accurate names, place, events) but taking some basis is okay (but not out and out lying).
To help you out, below are a few videos to watch to gather background information. Here are some names, places, events that I will be looking for (you don't have to use all of these but make reference to multiple) ...

Martin Luther
95 Theses
Thomas Aquinas
John Calvin
Pope Leo X
Edict of Worms
Charles V
Henry VIII
Council of Trent
Jesuits
Peasants' Wars of 1525

Here is a playlist of videos on the Reformation by AP Euro guru Tom Richey, you should be able to pull lots of information for either side from these different videos

So Was There a Renaissance? Final Answer ... Kinda

In creating our infographics, the class was challenged to take a side on the question - Was the Renaissance a thing? And the final answer that the class came to after presenting their findings on art, social order, family/work life, and politics was - kinda.

No argument that there was a change in art (perspective), literature (Humanism, printing press), and in some ways politics (Machiavelli, 'New Monarchs'). But for the vast majority of people living during the time period known as the Renaissance, life didn't change all that much.

Arguments for why the Renaissance wasn't a thing for the
 majority of people in Italy, and the rest of Europe. 

One group's infogrpahic made the argument that for 95% of the population, very little changed. Unless you had money to 'buy' new titles in politics or to take advantage of the arts, life didn't change - you were still worried daily about getting food to feed your family, and the Church played a dominate role in your life.

As a class we stopped short of saying the Renaissance wasn't a thing, because everybody agreed things changed, just not for the majority of the population (that is until a monk, influenced by Humanism and Theology starts writing but we haven't covered that yet).












By the way - the plan is to have students write these wrap ups on projects/discussions in the future.