Step 4: Put it All Together
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PUT IT ALL TOGETHER
Now, take a step back and try to explain the big picture. Remember to use specific examples from the chapter in your answer.
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THE REFORMATION Why were political elites so important to the spread and entrenchment of Protestant ideas? What role did technology play in the spread of Protestant ideas? |
THE CATHOLIC REFORMATION AND COUNTER- What were the most important outcomes of the Council of Trent? How did the Catholic Church actively combat Protestantism and how successful was it? |
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RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE Was religion really at the heart of the French religious wars? If not, what was? Given the prevalence of belief in witchcraft throughout European history, how would you explain the witchcraft scares of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries? 
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MAKE CONNECTIONS Why and how did Martin Luther’s efforts for religious reform produce more dramatic results than those of his predecessors? Defend or refute the following statement. “More than any other single development, the Reformation marks the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of a new historical era.” 
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