Hey Folks!

This week we finish Topic 7 Renaissance and Reformation. We will have a quiz on Tuesday, and then begin Topic 8 Crisis and Absolutism.

Have a great week!

Essential Question:

What are the differences, if any, between a military dictatorship and a king ruling by “divine right”?

Learning Objectives

Topic 7.4 Reformation Ideas Spread

Objectives: Describe the new ideas that Protestant sects embraced. Understand why England formed a new church. Analyze how the Catholic Church reformed itself. Explain why many groups faced persecution

during the Reformation.

Topic 8.1 Europe in Crisis: The Wars of Religion

Objectives: Understand the causes for why religious and political conflicts erupted between Protestants and Catholics in many European nations. Compare and contrast why King Philip II championed Catholic causes throughout his lands, while England became the leader of Protestant nations of Europe. Describe how England defeated Spain at sea.

Topic 8.2 Social Crises, War, and Revolution

Objects: Understand why social, economic, and religious conflicts challenged the established political order throughout Europe. Understand how population decline in Europe and the hysteria of witchcraft trials contributed to economic and social problems in seventeenth-century Europe. Describe how Europeans responded to economic and social problems.

Topic 8.3 Response to Crisis: Absolutism

Objectives: Describe how France became the greatest power of the seventeenth century. Understand the reasons why Prussia, Austria, and Russia also emerged as great European powers. Summarize the accomplishments of Peter the Great.

This Week’s Assignments

1. Topic 8.1 Europe in Crisis: The Wars of Religion
2. Topic 8.2 Social Crises, War, and Revolution
3. Topic 8.3 Response to Crisis: Absolutism

Last Week’s Assignments

1. Topic 7.4 Reformation Ideas Spread
2. Topic 7 Spice Chart
3. Topic 7 Quiz