Final Task

THE IMPACT OF THE REFORMATION ON EUROPE

Introduction:

After having spent the previous 4 weeks analyzing the main topics concerning the Reformation in Early Modern European History (Protestantism, Catholic Counter-Reformation, Religious Wars) the class will work on the Impact of the Reformation on Europe.

Task preparation - Group-work

The class is divided into 5 groups (4 students per group)

Each group focus on a specific aspect of the issue:

Group 1: Political

Group 2: Religious

Group 3: Artistic

Group 4: Economic

Group 5: Social

Each group is provided with a series of sources (Textbook, maps, artworks, primary and secondary written sources) and is given a main question to answer.

Group 1: How did the Reformation influence the politics in Europe (France, Holland, England, Holy Roman Empire)?

Group 2: How did the Catholic Church change after the Reformation (Council of Trent)?

Group 3: Which were the main differences between the art of the Reformation and the art of the Counter-Reformation?

Group 4: How did Protestantism contribute to the development of Capitalism?

Group 5: Which social classes were more affected by the Reformation?

Each group must analyze the sources and prepare a short oral report on the issue and present it to the rest of the class, that can ask questions and take notes. The sources are then made available to the whole class.

Task

As a final task students, working individually, using the sources provided and their knowledge must produce a slide presentation (20 slides maximum) on the Impact of the Reformation in Europe.

The presentation must take into account all aspects of  issue (political, religious, artistic, economic and social) and is the result of a personal choice of the student, in fact it doesn’t have to contain all the information presented by the group-work but a selection of it. Each student must choose to highlight the elements that are more relevant to his/her interpretation of the issue. Images, charts, visual aids can be used to convey the message effectively.

Here is an example of how the work can be done.

Evaluation will be based on: knowledge of the historical content; understanding of change and continuity, cause and consequence, similarity and difference in history; the ability to understand, interpret, evaluate and use a range of historical sources, creativity and language accuracy.

Elizabeth I's Portraits

Learn more about the life of Elizabeth I on this website, then do this matching exercise.

Elizabeth was also famous for her portraits, most of them are currently on show at the National Portrait Gallery in London. To understand more about the significance of Elizabeth's portraits read this page and do the quiz.

Now you can try to create your own "portrait" of Elizabeth using this tool.
Check here for insipiration!

The Virgin Queen

Elizabeth I, the second child of Henry VIII was one of the most significant monarch of the English history. Watch this clip from the movie Elizabeth (1998) and answer the following question: Why does Elizabeth say "I'm married to England"? Think about the implication of her refusal to get married.

Henry VIII and the Anglican Reformation

Henry VIII is the main responsible of the Anglican Reformation, do this gap-filling exercise to review what you already know on this topic. 

Henry VIII reigned 1509-47

TAnswer in the comments: which were the main motivations for the English break from Rome?

Catholic Reform or Counter Reformation?

There is an historical debate on the term "Counter-Reformation", in fact some historians prefer to use the term "Catholic Reform" to underline the amount of internal change that the Catholic Church introduced after the Council of Trent instead of focusing on the more aggressive reaction towards Protestantism and heresies in general.

Watch this video and use the comments to answer the following question: Which were the most repressive aspects of the Counter-Reformation?

The Council of Trent

The Catholic Church was quite late to react to the Protestant Reformation: the Council of Trent was in fact convoked only in 1543.

The Council of Trent

The Council of Trent was a major event in the Early Modern European History, to learn about it go to this link, read the text and answer the questions that follow.

Charles V and the Protestant Reformation Timeline

Assignment

Now that you have reviewed the topic, you are asked to produce a Timeline of the period 1517-1555.

You must include the most significant events concerning the development of the Protestant Reformation in the Holy Roman Empire and Charles V struggles with it.
To do your assignment you can check these instruments:

www.tiki-toki.com
www.timetoast.com
www.timeglider.com
www.timelinemaker.com
http://www.dipity.com/

Here is an example of a timeline of Martin Luther's life, created with timetoast! If you need help/advice write a comment.