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​Reformation Trailer

The Big Picture

Religious pluralism challenged the concept of a unified Europe.

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My Videos

Reformation Introduction

Christian Humanism

Martin Luther

Peace of Augsburg

English Reformation

John Calvin

Catholic Counter-Reformation

Live Review: The Reformation

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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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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

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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