This blog is for Mr. Meli's Advanced Placement European History class at Brien Mcmahon High School. You will find information & due dates for assignments as well as important links that will help you in AP European History.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Age of Religious Wars Reading Schedule 10/13 through 10/20
APEH Reading Schedule-Kagan & Sherman
The Age of Religious Wars
Readings should be complete before the day of the class listed. You are responsible to keep up with readings, even if we do not get to that material in class by the date of the assigned reading. Tentative date for test is Monday 10/25.
Additional readings from other sources may be assigned in addition to textbook readings.
Kagan: questions 1-6 on p. 413 & 414 due on the day of test
Wednesday 10/13:
Kagan: pp. 390-395 (stop at Imperial Spain)
Thursday 10/14:
Kagan: pp. 395-401 (stop at England & Spain)
Sherman: p. 48, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, “Civil War in France”
Friday 10/15
Kagan: pp. 401-404 (stop at Thirty Years’ War) & p. 405 “An Unknown Contemporary Describes Queen Elizabeth.”
Monday 10/18
Kagan: pp. 404-413
Sherman: pp.54-55 “Germany and the Thirty Years’ War” maps
Tuesday 10/19
Sherman: p. 56, Holborn, “A Political Interpretation of the Thirty Years’ War” & Friedrich, “A Religious Interpretation of the Thirty Years’ War.”
Be prepared to discuss “Consider” Questions
Wednesday 10/20
Kagan: p. 415, “A Woman Paints Her Life & Times.”
The Age of Religious Wars
Readings should be complete before the day of the class listed. You are responsible to keep up with readings, even if we do not get to that material in class by the date of the assigned reading. Tentative date for test is Monday 10/25.
Additional readings from other sources may be assigned in addition to textbook readings.
Kagan: questions 1-6 on p. 413 & 414 due on the day of test
Wednesday 10/13:
Kagan: pp. 390-395 (stop at Imperial Spain)
Thursday 10/14:
Kagan: pp. 395-401 (stop at England & Spain)
Sherman: p. 48, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, “Civil War in France”
Friday 10/15
Kagan: pp. 401-404 (stop at Thirty Years’ War) & p. 405 “An Unknown Contemporary Describes Queen Elizabeth.”
Monday 10/18
Kagan: pp. 404-413
Sherman: pp.54-55 “Germany and the Thirty Years’ War” maps
Tuesday 10/19
Sherman: p. 56, Holborn, “A Political Interpretation of the Thirty Years’ War” & Friedrich, “A Religious Interpretation of the Thirty Years’ War.”
Be prepared to discuss “Consider” Questions
Wednesday 10/20
Kagan: p. 415, “A Woman Paints Her Life & Times.”
Chapter 12 Term Sheet
APEH CHAPTER 12: AGE OF RELIGIOUS WARS
TRENDS
Dynastic and religious wars
France, Spain, England, Holy Roman Empire
Thirty Years War
EVENTS
Francis I v. Charles V (1515-1559)
Battle of Lepanto (1571)
St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre (1572)
Revolt of the Netherlands (1573)
Pacification of Ghent (1576)
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
Defenestration of Prague
TERMS
Cuius region, eius religio
“one king, one church, one law”
Baroque art and music
Dutch school of art
Politique
Huguenots
Guise
Bourbon
Montmorency-Chatillions
Edict of Nantes (1598)
Escorial
Spanish Fury
Treaty of Westphalia
Golden Age of Spain (1516-1659)
Congregationalists
PEOPLE
Rembrandt
Vermeer
Bernini
Titian
Rubens
Francis II
Catherine de Medici
Coligny
Prince of Conde
Theodore Beza
John Knox
Henry IV of Navarre
Philip II
El Greco
Cardinal Granvelle
Duke of Alba
William of Orange
Edward VI
Mary I
Elizabeth I
Mary, Queen of Scots
Breughel
Wallenstein
TRENDS
Dynastic and religious wars
France, Spain, England, Holy Roman Empire
Thirty Years War
EVENTS
Francis I v. Charles V (1515-1559)
Battle of Lepanto (1571)
St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre (1572)
Revolt of the Netherlands (1573)
Pacification of Ghent (1576)
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
Defenestration of Prague
TERMS
Cuius region, eius religio
“one king, one church, one law”
Baroque art and music
Dutch school of art
Politique
Huguenots
Guise
Bourbon
Montmorency-Chatillions
Edict of Nantes (1598)
Escorial
Spanish Fury
Treaty of Westphalia
Golden Age of Spain (1516-1659)
Congregationalists
PEOPLE
Rembrandt
Vermeer
Bernini
Titian
Rubens
Francis II
Catherine de Medici
Coligny
Prince of Conde
Theodore Beza
John Knox
Henry IV of Navarre
Philip II
El Greco
Cardinal Granvelle
Duke of Alba
William of Orange
Edward VI
Mary I
Elizabeth I
Mary, Queen of Scots
Breughel
Wallenstein
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Reformation FRQs
Test will include a bank of 5 of the 14 past AP Exam FRQs, from which you must respond to 2:
'80: How did the disintegration of the medieval church and the coming of the Reformation contribute to the development of nation-states in Western Europe between 1450 and 1648?
'83: "Luther was both a revolutionary and a conservative."
Evaluate this statement with respect to Luther's responses to the political and social questions of his day.
'85: What were the responses of the Catholic authorities in the 16th century to the challenges posed by the Lutheran Reformation?
'86: The Reformation was a rejection of the secular spirit of the Italian Renaissance. Discuss.
'87: "The Protestant Reformation was primarily an economic event."
By describing and determining the relative importance of the economic, political and religious causes of the Protestant Reformation, defend or refute the statement.
'88: Describe and analyze the ways in which the development of printing altered both the culture and religion of Europe during the period 1450-1600.
'91: Describe and analyze the ways in which sixteenth century Roman Catholics defended their faith against the Protestant Reformation.
'92: Interiors of two churches. The pictures below and on the next page show the interiors of a Protestant church and a Roman Catholic church as each appeared in the first half of seventeenth century. Using these pictures as a starting point, explain how these interiors reflect the differing theologies and religious practices of Protestantism and Catholicism at that time.
'95: Compare and contrast the attitudes of Martin Luther and John Calvin toward political authority and social order.
'96: Assess the extent to which the Protestant Reformation promoted new expectations about social roles in the sixteenth century. Refer to at least two social groups in your assessment.
’98 Compare and contrast the Lutheran Reformation and the Catholic Reformation of the sixteenth century regarding the reform of both religious doctrines and religious practices.
‘01 Discuss the political and social consequences of the Protestant Reformation in the first half of the sixteenth century.
’05 Compare and contrast the motives and actions of Martin Luther in the German states and King Henry VIII in England in bringing about religious change during the Reformation.
’06 Analyze the aims, methods, and degree of success of the Catholic Reformation (Counter-Reformation) in the sixteenth century.
'80: How did the disintegration of the medieval church and the coming of the Reformation contribute to the development of nation-states in Western Europe between 1450 and 1648?
'83: "Luther was both a revolutionary and a conservative."
Evaluate this statement with respect to Luther's responses to the political and social questions of his day.
'85: What were the responses of the Catholic authorities in the 16th century to the challenges posed by the Lutheran Reformation?
'86: The Reformation was a rejection of the secular spirit of the Italian Renaissance. Discuss.
'87: "The Protestant Reformation was primarily an economic event."
By describing and determining the relative importance of the economic, political and religious causes of the Protestant Reformation, defend or refute the statement.
'88: Describe and analyze the ways in which the development of printing altered both the culture and religion of Europe during the period 1450-1600.
'91: Describe and analyze the ways in which sixteenth century Roman Catholics defended their faith against the Protestant Reformation.
'92: Interiors of two churches. The pictures below and on the next page show the interiors of a Protestant church and a Roman Catholic church as each appeared in the first half of seventeenth century. Using these pictures as a starting point, explain how these interiors reflect the differing theologies and religious practices of Protestantism and Catholicism at that time.
'95: Compare and contrast the attitudes of Martin Luther and John Calvin toward political authority and social order.
'96: Assess the extent to which the Protestant Reformation promoted new expectations about social roles in the sixteenth century. Refer to at least two social groups in your assessment.
’98 Compare and contrast the Lutheran Reformation and the Catholic Reformation of the sixteenth century regarding the reform of both religious doctrines and religious practices.
‘01 Discuss the political and social consequences of the Protestant Reformation in the first half of the sixteenth century.
’05 Compare and contrast the motives and actions of Martin Luther in the German states and King Henry VIII in England in bringing about religious change during the Reformation.
’06 Analyze the aims, methods, and degree of success of the Catholic Reformation (Counter-Reformation) in the sixteenth century.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Reformation Test Date Change
The date for the 2nd test has been changed to Tuesday 10/12.
All work that was previously due on 10/8 is now due on 10/12.
All work that was previously due on 10/8 is now due on 10/12.
Additional Homework for Week of 10/4 through 10/8
Due Wed 10/6: "The Council of Trent" & questions 1-3
Due Thurs 10/7: Test #1 Corrections
Due Thurs 10/7: "Actions & Reactions" chart & cartoon
Due Fri 10/8: DBQ Chart: Protestant Reformation
Due Thurs 10/7: Test #1 Corrections
Due Thurs 10/7: "Actions & Reactions" chart & cartoon
Due Fri 10/8: DBQ Chart: Protestant Reformation
Friday, October 1, 2010
Protestant Reformation Thesis
Post your thesis for the DBQ: "Defend or refute the following statement: The Protestant Reformation was a unified movement of dissent against the Catholic church." Please include your name with the thesis. You must post before class begins on Tuesday 10/5. Please note, your comment will not be posted until I approve it, so don't worry if it doesn't show up right away.
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