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Reformation and Religious Wars

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The Big Picture

Religious pluralism challenged the concept of a unified Europe.
​Reformation Trailer

My Videos

Reformation Introduction
Christian Humanism
Martin Luther
Peace of Augsburg
English Reformation
John Calvin
Catholic Counter-Reformation
Live Review: The Reformation

Screencast Lecture Notes

For those of you who like PowerPoints and their explanations, here are a series of screencasts covering the information included in this unit.
Luther's Reformation
Spread of Protestantism
Catholic Reformation
Wars of Religion

Important Documents

Reformation Study Guide
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Homework Assignments

Assignment 1: Christian (Northern) Humanism

  • ​MindTap: Setting the Scene - Challenging the Church
  • Answer study guide questions 1-3 using:
    • Spielvogel pages 367-371
    • Introduction to the Reformation
    • What Was Christian Humanism?
  • Key Terms 1-3
  • Additional Term 1
  • MindTap: Christian Humanism and the Background to the Reformation
  • For fun, read ​10 Things You Didn't Know about the Reformation

Assignment 2: Martin Luther's Reformation

  • Answer study guide questions 4-5 using:
    • Spielvogel pages 371-376
    • Who Was Martin Luther?
    • Crash Course: Luther and the Protestant Reformation
  • Key Terms 4-5
  • Additional terms 2-6

Assignment 3: Lutheranism and Politics

  • Answer study guide questions 6-8 using:
    • Spielvogel pages 377-379
    • What Was the Peace of Augsburg?
    • Crash Course: Charles V and the Holy Roman Empire
  • Additional term 7
  • MindTap: Martin Luther's 95 Theses

​Assignment 4: Spreading Protestantism

  • Answer study guide questions 9-13 using:
    • Spielvogel pages 381-387
    • The English Reformation
    • Who Was John Calvin?
  • Key terms 6-8
  • MindTap: Religions of the Reformation

Assignment 5: Reformation Society

  • Answer study guide questions 14-15 using:
    • Spielvogel pages 387-389
  • Additional term 21
  • MindTap: Reformation and Society


Assignment 6: Catholic Counter-Reformation

  • Answer study guide question 16 using:
    • Spielvogel pages 389-393
    • What Was the Catholic Counter-Reformation?
    • The Catholic Counter-Reformation
  • Key terms 9-11
  • Additional terms 8-12
  • MindTap: The Catholic Reformation

Assignment 7: Religious Wars

  • Answer study guide questions 17-20 using:
    • Spielvogel pages 393-400
    • Reformation and Religious Wars Overview
    • French Wars of Religion
  • Key terms 12-14
  • Additional terms 13-20
  • MindTap: The Era of Religious Wars

Assignment 8: Study for Test

  • Review notes, flashcards, and study guide
  • MindTap: A Timeline of the Sixteenth Century
  • MindTap: Chapter 13 Quiz
  • Practice questions on pages 402A-402B
  • Watch my live review session

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  • The Politics of Hair
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  • A Profile of Anne Boleyn
  • Who Was the Real Edward VI?
  • Elizabeth I: The monarch behind the mask
  • Elizabeth I: The exception to the rule
  • 17th Century Nuns on the Run

Primary Sources

  • Erasmus, The Praise of Folly 
  • Martin Luther, Selections from the Ninety-Five Theses
  • Martin Luther, Against the Robbing and Murdering Hordes of Peasants
  • Reports of the Genevan Consistory
  • Ignatius of Loyola, Rules for Thinking with the Church

Paul Sargent Makes History

  • Home
  • My YouTube Channel
  • AP European History
    • Historical Reasoning Skills
    • Thematic Learning Objectives >
      • Interaction of Europe and the World
      • Poverty and Prosperity
      • Objective Knowledge and Subjective Visions
      • States and Other Institutions of Power
      • Individual and Society
      • National and European Identity
    • Concept Outline
    • Period 1: 1450-1648
    • Period 2: 1648-1815
    • Period 3: 1815-1914
    • Period 4: 1914-Present
    • Exam Review Resources
  • AP Government
    • Concept Outline
    • Constitutional Underpinnings
    • Political Beliefs and Behaviors
    • Linkage Institutions
    • Institutions of Government
    • Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
    • Exam Review
  • Government and Economics
    • Foundations of Government
    • The Constitution
    • Executive Branch
    • The Judicial Branch
    • Voting and Elections
  • My Blog