Global Awareness

Unit 4 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. Catholic League (France)
12. War of the Three Henrys
13. Edict of Nantes
14. Philip II
15. Battle of Lepanto
16. Cardinal Granvelle
17. Duke of Alba
18. "Sea Beggars"
19. Pacification of Ghent/Union of Brussels
20. William of Orange (16th century)
21. Mary I
22. Elizabeth I
23. 39 Articles on Religion
24. Acts of Supremacy & Uniformity (under Elizabeth I)
25. Puritans (England)
26. John Knox
27. Mary, Queen of Scots
28. Spanish Armada
29. Defenestration of Prague
30. Albrecht von Wallenstein
31. Gustavus Adolphus
32. Peace of Westphalia (briefly! – more below)

 

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

 

1.  Referring to your Unit 2 Humanism Readings packet, analyze the extent to which Catherine de Medici of France might be deemed a "Machiavellian" ruler.  Consider whether she ...

         (a) Thought it was better to be feared or loved

         (b) Knew how to play the role of the fox and the lion

         (c) Was willing to do evil to protect her power

        (WH pp. 418-425))

 

2. Explain the sources of strength and weakness in Spain in the 16^th century, and explain the reasons that Philip II's Spain came into conflict with Elizabath I's England in the latter half of the 16th century. (WH pp. 425-427, 432-438)

3.  Design a "flow chart" graphically depicting the outbreak, progress, outcome, and effects of the Thirty Years' War, including the terms of the Treaty of Westphalia.  Do not get too caught up in the details - focus on the big picture!  (WH pp. 438-445)

 

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. "Protestant Wind"
7. Unions of Utrecht & Arras
8. Cardinal Richelieu