What you must do in this unit
- Read chapter 13 in the textbook.
- Read my notes on the Protestant Reformation and watch my short video.
- Study the Questions to Consider and the Key Terms for the Unit.
What you can do in this unit
- Listen to some further information about this unit as a mp3 file. You can also read the information as a txt file.
Some videos that you can watch for this unit
- Catholic Inquisition and The Torture Tools
- Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther and Henry VIII
- Luther and the Protestant Reformation: Crash Course World History #218
- Martin Luther's Reformation
- The Reformation-Martin Luther
- For extra credit please suggest to your instructor a relevant video for this unit of the course. Send the title of the video, the URL and a brief explanation of why you find the video interesting and applicable to the material that is being studied in this unit.
Extra Credit Options
- Submit an Extra Credit Special Project paper (point value varies).
- For up to 10 points of extra credit, read the Council of Trent: Rules on Prohibited Books and in a paragraph explain what the Church was attempting to do with these regulations.
- For up to 10 points of extra credit, read the Condemnation of Wycliffe, and his reply and comment in a long paragraph on the exchange of religious views by pope and Wycliffe.
- For up to 5 points of extra credit, read Luther's 95 Theses and answer the Luther study sheet questions. Please write in formal, complete sentences.
- For extra credit, please suggest a relevant website for this unit of the course. Send your instructor the title of the site, the URL and a brief explanation why you find the information interesting and applicable to the material being studied this unit.
Unit Learning Objectives
- Upon successful completion of this unit, you will be able to (1) identify the terms of Luther's and Calvin's protests, (2) describe the careers of Martin Luther and John Calvin and (3) explain the impact of the Protestant Reformation on Catholic Europe.