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Unit 5 Assignment – The Wars of Religion

 

Unit Readings:

                    Western Heritage

                    Chapter 12 (All)

                    Modern European History

                    Chapter 5 (pp. 67-77)

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Terms – Identify each of the following terms in complete sentences (who, what, when, where!). Then write a sentence explaining why the item is historically significant.

  1. Episcopal Church System
  2. Presbyterian Church System
  3. Baroque
  4. Politique
  5. Huguenot
  6. Catherine de Médicis
  7. Guise Family
  8. St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
  9. Henry of Navarre (Henry IV)
  10. Coligny
  11. Peace of Saint-Germaine-en-Laye
  12. Catholic League (France)
  13. Edict of Nantes
  14. Philip II
  15. Duke of Alba
  16. "Sea Beggars"
  17. Pacification of Ghent/Union of Brussels
  18. William of Orange
  19. Mary I
  20. Elizabeth I
  21. 39 Articles on Religion
  22. Puritans (England)
  23. John Knox
  24. Mary, Queen of Scots
  25. Spanish Armada
  26. "Ecclesiastical Reservation"
  27. Defenestration of Prague
  28. Albrecht von Wallenstein
  29. Gustavus Adolphus
  30. Peace of Westphalia (briefly – more below)

Paragraph Questions - Respond to the following questions in one or more well-written paragraphs. Remember to begin your paragraphs w/ strong topic sentences!

  1. Using specific evidence, explain why Catherine de Medicis of France is a perfect example of a politique. (WH pp. 446-452)
  2. Explain the sources of strength and weakness in Spain in the 16th century. (WH pp. 452-455)
  3. Analyze the reasons that England and Spain came into conflict in the latter half of the 16th century (WH pp. 461-466)
  4. Explain the factors responsible for plunging Europe into the Thirty Years’ War . (WH pp. 466-469)

  5. Explain the terms of the Treaty of Westphalia and the treaty’s impact on European history. (WH pp. 473)

Other Terms You Should Be Familiar With (But Do Not Need to Identify in Writing)
  1. Valois
  2. Bourbon
  3. Hapsburg (Habsburg)
  4. Francis II, Charles IX, & Henry III (Catherine de Medicis’s sons)
  5. Margaret of Valois (her daughter)
  6. War of the Three Henrys
  7. "Protestant Wind"
  8. Unions of Utrecht & Arras
  9. Acts of Supremacy & Uniformity (Elizabeth)
  10. Cardinal Richelieu

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