Come to class prepared to answer 10 of the following 20 questions in 3 or 4 sentences, identifying: who, where, when, what and, most importantly, its historical significance
1. Humanism.
2. Spanish Armada
3. Duke of Olivares
4. Gustavus Adolphus
5. John Calvin.
6. Henry VIII.
7. Council of Trent.
8. Martin Luther.
9. Dutch Republic
10. John Wyclif
11. Philip II
12. Jan Hus
13. Huguenots
14. Conciliar Movement.
15. Henry IV.
16. Erasmus.
17. Anabaptists.
18. Charles V.
19. Society of Jesus.
20. Peace of Augsburg.
Bring to class written essay answers for two of the following five questions. Your answers should be a little more than two pages long, containing several paragraphs and cite events and institutions from the textbook to support the argument you are making.
1. Which period exercised a greater influence on modem Europe: the Renaissance or the Reformation?
2. What role does religion play in European history from 1500-1648?
3. Is the state growing stronger or weaker during this period? Discuss in relation to at least two countries.
4. What happened to Spain between 1492 and 1648?.
5. What was the impact of the discovery of the New World on European History in the 16th and 17th century?
6. Which country was the most successful and which was the least successful bwtwe3eh 1500 and 1648? Why?