Tasks:
1- Select one of these topics to research
a- Investigate the serious problems caused by the population growth in early modern Europe. What were they, what were the consequences, and why did they occur?
b- Where did Columbus land and why do we not consider him the first discoverer of America any more? Is that a legitimate change?
c- Who was Anne Bolelyn? Did she commit a crime? What was her impact on history?
d- Why was Julius Caesar assasinated and who participated in the act?
e- Who was DaVinci and what is the significance of the DaVinci Code?
f- Did Cardinal Richelieu have the political or religious right to control the nation while Louis XIII grew up?
g- Was Peter the Great a tyrant?
h- Did Charles I commit a crime resulting in his execution in 1649 in Westminster?
i- What caused the Black Plague?
j- Was the Spanish Inquistition politically, socially, or religiously motivated?
k- Witches were often blamed in this period for human disasters. What were the methods for finding witches, convicting them, and getting confessions?
2- Describe the event with the facts of what we know happened. (Who, what, where, when).
3- Briefly describe two or more theories of what may have happened.
4- Select which theory you think is most likely and explain why based on your research.
5- Turn assignment into the Dropbox, and you may also turn it in to the optional History Detectives Discussion Study Hall.