COMPARATIVE QUESTIONS

COMPARATIVE QUESTIONS

Document Links:

Document 15-1: Henry IV, Edict of Nantes

Document 15-2: Michel de Montaigne, Of Cannibals

Document 15-3: Apology of the Bohemian Estates

Document 15-4: Galileo, Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina

Document 15-5: The Trial of Suzanne Gaudry

  1. How do the Edict of Nantes, “Of Cannibals,” and Galileo’s letter support scholars who argue that amidst the conflicts of this period, many European leaders and thinkers increasingly gave precedence to secular concerns over religious ones?

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    How do the Edict of Nantes, “Of Cannibals,” and Galileo’s letter support scholars who argue that amidst the conflicts of this period, many European leaders and thinkers increasingly gave precedence to secular concerns over religious ones?
  2. Despite the gradual trend in Europe toward secularization during the seventeenth century, what do the Apology, Galileo’s letter, and Suzanne Gaudry’s trial records reveal about the continued importance of religion in shaping Europeans’ self-understanding?

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    Despite the gradual trend in Europe toward secularization during the seventeenth century, what do the Apology, Galileo’s letter, and Suzanne Gaudry’s trial records reveal about the continued importance of religion in shaping Europeans’ self-understanding?
  3. What do “Of Cannibals” and the witchcraft trial suggest about the role of violence in European society and culture?

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    What do “Of Cannibals” and the witchcraft trial suggest about the role of violence in European society and culture?
  4. In what ways is Galileo’s emphasis on the value of observation and personal experience reflected in the Gaudry trial? What does this suggest about the impact of the new science on traditional beliefs?

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    In what ways is Galileo’s emphasis on the value of observation and personal experience reflected in the Gaudry trial? What does this suggest about the impact of the new science on traditional beliefs?