week 6 of 13 October 2014.
this week we are doing Religious wars in France, War of Phillip II in Netherlands and the Beginning of the 30 years war. See detailed information on the main page syllabus.
this week we are doing Religious wars in France, War of Phillip II in Netherlands and the Beginning of the 30 years war. See detailed information on the main page syllabus.
week 5, 6 October. we shall have a test on Reformation. read the chapter on reformation in France
week four: Monday 22:
Do a test on Renaissance in class
Tuesday 23: watch the videos below on Martin Luther and the Council of Trent
Wednesday 24: Write an essay in class comparing ideas of Alberti Bruno and Erasmus
Thursday 25:
Write an open ended essay assessing the role of Women in Renaissance and in Reformation
Friday 26: Do not forget that today Friday is the due date for submission of your essays on two chapters on Machiavelli The Prince. If you are done read the chapter on Catholic Counter/reformation in the textbook
Monday 29: Watch a documentary on Calvin in Geneva and make notes
Tuesday 30: continue to watch The Life and Times of John Calvin part 2
Do a test on Renaissance in class
Tuesday 23: watch the videos below on Martin Luther and the Council of Trent
Wednesday 24: Write an essay in class comparing ideas of Alberti Bruno and Erasmus
Thursday 25:
Write an open ended essay assessing the role of Women in Renaissance and in Reformation
Friday 26: Do not forget that today Friday is the due date for submission of your essays on two chapters on Machiavelli The Prince. If you are done read the chapter on Catholic Counter/reformation in the textbook
Monday 29: Watch a documentary on Calvin in Geneva and make notes
Tuesday 30: continue to watch The Life and Times of John Calvin part 2
Unit Two: REFORMATION AND COUNTERREFORMATION:
Origins of Reformation:
· the schism of the 14th century, the Avignon Papacy, Yan Hus movement, ideas of Erasmus, the reform commission of Pope Alexander VI.
The Critics:
· Martin Luther, his life, ideas, accomplishments and failures: the 93 thesis, The Pope’s response, the Diet of Worms, Peasant War in Germany, the basic tenets of Lutheranism, the Peace of Augsburg.
· John Calvin: his teaching, his rule in Geneva and his followers in France, Low countries, Central Europe and Scotland.
· Zwingli, Anabaptists, Puritans and other Protestant communities and their values.
Reformation in England.
· Henry VIII and the Act of Supremacy, Elizabethan religious policy; Catholics and Protestants’ uneasy relationship in England, Scotland and |Ireland in the 16th century.
Catholic Counter-reformation,
· Council of Trent, Ignatius Loyola and militant Catholicism, anti-Semitism and Inquisition.
Questions for discussion: Why did Savonarola’s fiery speeches did not lead to Reformation and Martin Luther’s 93 theses did? Why was there no powerful reformation movement in Italy and Spain? Was English Reformation a royal act or a genuine popular movement?
Open ended essay topics:
· Discuss the attitude to state authority by various Protestant teachings and movements.
· Assess the ways in which women participated in Renaissance and Reformation:
Debate propositions: Reformation is a Reaction against Renaissance, a rebellion against the cult of human body, quest for luxury, joy, celebration and power.
Reformation is a continuation of Renaissance. It is an application of Reason to Religion in quest for morality, faith and order.
Origins of Reformation:
· the schism of the 14th century, the Avignon Papacy, Yan Hus movement, ideas of Erasmus, the reform commission of Pope Alexander VI.
The Critics:
· Martin Luther, his life, ideas, accomplishments and failures: the 93 thesis, The Pope’s response, the Diet of Worms, Peasant War in Germany, the basic tenets of Lutheranism, the Peace of Augsburg.
· John Calvin: his teaching, his rule in Geneva and his followers in France, Low countries, Central Europe and Scotland.
· Zwingli, Anabaptists, Puritans and other Protestant communities and their values.
Reformation in England.
· Henry VIII and the Act of Supremacy, Elizabethan religious policy; Catholics and Protestants’ uneasy relationship in England, Scotland and |Ireland in the 16th century.
Catholic Counter-reformation,
· Council of Trent, Ignatius Loyola and militant Catholicism, anti-Semitism and Inquisition.
Questions for discussion: Why did Savonarola’s fiery speeches did not lead to Reformation and Martin Luther’s 93 theses did? Why was there no powerful reformation movement in Italy and Spain? Was English Reformation a royal act or a genuine popular movement?
Open ended essay topics:
· Discuss the attitude to state authority by various Protestant teachings and movements.
· Assess the ways in which women participated in Renaissance and Reformation:
Debate propositions: Reformation is a Reaction against Renaissance, a rebellion against the cult of human body, quest for luxury, joy, celebration and power.
Reformation is a continuation of Renaissance. It is an application of Reason to Religion in quest for morality, faith and order.
Week Three assignments. Renaissance continued
Debate:
Debate two propositions: 1. Renaissance is a celebration of Man and Life and in that sense a rejection of obedience, subservience, chastity and poverty. i.e. the Christian values. Renaissance is a rebellion against Christianity.
2. Renaissance is a celebration of Humanity and Humanism, elevation of Human creativity and spirit in the name of Christian values of love, devotion and family which led to religious awakening and search for truth in the Scripture.
assignment two
Write an essay on two chapters of Machiavelli's The Prince.
Debate:
Debate two propositions: 1. Renaissance is a celebration of Man and Life and in that sense a rejection of obedience, subservience, chastity and poverty. i.e. the Christian values. Renaissance is a rebellion against Christianity.
2. Renaissance is a celebration of Humanity and Humanism, elevation of Human creativity and spirit in the name of Christian values of love, devotion and family which led to religious awakening and search for truth in the Scripture.
assignment two
Write an essay on two chapters of Machiavelli's The Prince.
Week two assignments
Anas Architecture of renaissance
Fatima> Boticelli
Mounir> Savanarola
Ryan > the Dodges
see week plan /uploads/3/8/4/8/38482895/10thgradeeuhistadvancedsyl.docx
Anas Architecture of renaissance
Fatima> Boticelli
Mounir> Savanarola
Ryan > the Dodges
see week plan /uploads/3/8/4/8/38482895/10thgradeeuhistadvancedsyl.docx
http://marxists.org/reference/archive/machiavelli/works/prince/index.htm
The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelly
Here is the assignments for week one on renaissance
Read chapter 12 The Civilization of Renaissance
Upcoming Presentations in class Machiavelli
architecture of renaissance, Boticellli, Savanarola, and the Dodges
Unit One: RENAISSANCE:
Economic political and cultural origins of Renaissance.
· Italians city states: republic, oligarchy, dictatorship (Florence, Sienna, Pisa, Venice, Milan and Papal Rome); Great patrons of art: rulers, Popes and merchants, the Medici clan.
· Fundamentals of new art: human body and soul, feeling, perspective, motherhood, beauty, God and Man; Botticelli, Giotto, Raphael, Michelangelo, Leonardo, Titian, Veronese.
Culture of Renaissance:
· shape of cities, dress, behavior codes, women’s roles, lifestyles, architecture;
Patriots, critics and rebels: Castiglione, Machiavelli, Savonarola.
· France, Spain and division of Italy: Charles V, the sacking of Rome and decline of Renaissance.
Questions for discussion: Papacy |Religion and Art in Renaissance Italy.
Essays: Compare and contrast “David”| by |Michelangelo and Raphael’s Christ giving keys to St.Peter” in terms of their projection of Renaissance values.
Student presentation in class: The Music of Renaissance; The Medici clan: their politics, religion, patronage.
Read chapter 12 The Civilization of Renaissance
Upcoming Presentations in class Machiavelli
architecture of renaissance, Boticellli, Savanarola, and the Dodges
Unit One: RENAISSANCE:
Economic political and cultural origins of Renaissance.
· Italians city states: republic, oligarchy, dictatorship (Florence, Sienna, Pisa, Venice, Milan and Papal Rome); Great patrons of art: rulers, Popes and merchants, the Medici clan.
· Fundamentals of new art: human body and soul, feeling, perspective, motherhood, beauty, God and Man; Botticelli, Giotto, Raphael, Michelangelo, Leonardo, Titian, Veronese.
Culture of Renaissance:
· shape of cities, dress, behavior codes, women’s roles, lifestyles, architecture;
Patriots, critics and rebels: Castiglione, Machiavelli, Savonarola.
· France, Spain and division of Italy: Charles V, the sacking of Rome and decline of Renaissance.
Questions for discussion: Papacy |Religion and Art in Renaissance Italy.
Essays: Compare and contrast “David”| by |Michelangelo and Raphael’s Christ giving keys to St.Peter” in terms of their projection of Renaissance values.
Student presentation in class: The Music of Renaissance; The Medici clan: their politics, religion, patronage.