Thursday, June 4, 2015

20 Point Bonus Question

As promised, I am posting the answer to the following question that was worth 20 points on your final exam....

What is the "one thing", the "take-away", the "life application" piece of this class? Hint: I've been talking about it all year.

No, it is not the fact that I will beat you with a wet noodle when you do or say something silly.

No, it is not that history repeats itself, although it does, occasionally.

The answer is simply, YOU can make history. With your actions, your reactions, by doing nothing at all or doing everything, you will change the world. Believe that you can, and you will...make history.

I love each and every one of you...Have a great summer!

Love,
Mrs. Kane

Monday, March 9, 2015

Why A Timeline?

As our timeline project comes to an end, explain briefly how a timeline can help us learn about history. (2-3 complete sentences)

Friday, March 6, 2015

Timeline Teams Update

What is your job on the timeline team? What did you accomplish in class today? Explain in 2-3 sentences by commenting below.

Mrs. Kane

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Discussion

Now that we have analyzed several types of primary sources, why do you think it is important to analyze these in the study of history?

Analyzing Primary Sources


Samson Rending the Lion, ca. 1497–98. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528) Woodcut; sheet 16 x 11 7/8 in. (40.6 x 30.2 cm) Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent,.



Questions:
1. Who or what is the subject of the visual?
2. Examine the details to determine the historical context of the image.
3. How is the subject depicted?
4. Does the image agree or disagree with known historical facts?

Teams: answer each of these in the comments section below. Make one post for all four questions.

Friday, December 5, 2014

Interesting Fact

De' Medici. The hugely powerful Medici family from Italy were not only the power behind the throne, but also the throne itself for three periods of reign. Catherine De' Medici was the queen consort of Henry II of France (reigned 1547-59) and subsequently regent of France (1560-74), and was also one of the most influential personalities of the Catholic-Huguenot wars. Three of her sons were kings of France: Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry III. She was the daughter of Lorenzo the Magnificent, and niece of one Pope and sister of another. Catherine was actually probably the strongest figure in the entire period of French history, not only protecting her sons on the French throne, but fighting off and playing Catholic and Protestant forces against each other to lessen their influences on the French Kings.

 http://www.funtrivia.com/en/History/The-Reformation-19367.html

Council of Trent Question 2

How did the acts in this document put the Catholic Church in a better position to combat Protestantism?

Council of Trent Question 1

 In what ways do these decrees illustrate the desire for reform within the Catholic Church?

Thursday, December 4, 2014

Counter Reformation Student Question 3

Actual Student Question:

When did the Catholic Church get rid of indulgences?

Counter Reformation Student Question 2

Actual Student Question:

Is there any estimate of how many works were destroyed? Also, is it possible that a particular aartist has very little representation because many most, or all of his works were destroyed during these acts of iconoclasm?

Counter Reformation Student Question 1

Actual student question:

Why would the Catholic priests and higher church leaders want the people not to read the bible? Why would they just want the people to here the bible at church? Why would they not want to translate the bible into the common language?

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Reformation Question 3

At 2:30 in the video, they mention that Zwingli believed that Eucharist/communion is completely symbolic and is not literally Jesus' body and blood. My family growing up went to a Baptist church, and I assumed that modern protestants assume that communion is a strictly symbolic exercise. Is that true? If so, when did these beliefs in the Eucharist change?

Reformation Question 2

How does this fracturing of church power compare to the other major religions (ie. Judaism Islam, Buddhism)? Is there a theological elite who abruptly lose their power in a similar way? Is it at  a similar point in history?

Reformation Question 1

During the Reformation period weren't there more churches that sprouted out from the main church other than the Lutheran Church?

Henry the VIII, I am!

Take a look at this excerpt from a history book about Henry VIII. For homework tonight, read this post. Then, pretend you are Henry VIII. Write a letter (on paper) to Pope Leo X justifying the reasons for wanting an annulment from Catherine of Aragon. Be sure to express the actions you (King Henry) will take if your requests are not met.

The Protestant Reformation began with criticism of the Catholic Church by priests and other religious thinkers.  In England, the Reformation began with the king.
    Henry VIII became king of England in 1509 at the age of 17.  As a young king, he was a devout Catholic who wrote angry protests against the "venomous" ideas of Luther.  Henry's actions won him the title "Defender of the Faith". 
    By 1525, Henry's wife, Catherine of Aragon, had borne only one child, a girl named Mary.  This presented a problem for Henry, who wanted a male heir.  It was thought that a female monarch could weaken England politically, and he believed that Catherine would produce no male heir.  Henry decided to have the marriage annulled, or declared invalid based on church laws, so that he could marry again.
    The pope offered Henry several solutions to his problem but would not agree to the annulment because Catherine and her nephew, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, opposed to it.  The dilemma became known as the "king's great matter".  While Henry argued with the pope over his annulment, he fell in love with Anne Boleyn.  Henry soon took matters into his own hands.
    Henry summoned Parliament.  Known as the Reformation Parliament, the gathering led to a declaration that England no longer considered itself under the authority of the Pope.  Instead, Henry himself became the head of the Church of England.  He changed the rituals of the church very little, but Henry closed Catholic monasteries and convents and distributed much of the land to nobles. This helped build more public support for the split from the church.
    In 1533, Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII were secretly married.  Later that year, after Parliament had declared Henry's marriage to Catherine null and void, Anne gave birth to a girl, Elizabeth.  The next year, Parliament passed the Act of Supremacy, which required subjects to take an oath declaring Henry VIII to be "Supreme Head of the Church of England".  The break with Rome was complete. (Ramirez, Stearns, and Wineburg, 2008)

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Was the pope the richest man in Martin Luthers time?



I would say that the pope  was not the richest man in Martin Luthers time.Just because somebody has a lot of power doesn't mean that your the richest person. Let's take  Barrack Obama  for instants he has a lot of power over the United states of America but is he the richest person of are time?No Bill Gates is the richest person in the world FYI(he is not the president). So just to clear things up I don't think The pope was the richest Man in Luthers time period.
Bill-Gate 
Bill Gates

Answer to Question #2 (design team)

http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/educator/modules/gutenberg/books/legacy/

http://www.crf-usa.org/bill-of-rights-in-action/bria-24-3-b-gutenberg-and-the-printing-revolution-in-europe

http://edhelper.com/ReadingComprehension_54_235.html

Before the printing press was invented there was practically no one who could read or write besides the priests, but when Johannes Gutenberg made his invention, the more common people began to learn to read and write. So, yes, more people could read, but the writings were not always taken seriously. So thank you Johannes for making this change possible!

Question 1

What is a heresy?