Part I:
Identifications: Of the following 5 identifications, you are required to answer all of these. In 5 to 6 sentences, answer “who, what, where and when your identification took place. Then, for the remaining 9 to 10 sentences, focus on a significant aspect (or a consequence) of your ID. Make sure to include as many details (events, major players, periods, and/or documents that relate to your ID) as possible.
Those are the 5 identifications you have to work on:
JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH
USURY LAWS
ON THE REVOLUTIONS OF THE HEAVENLY SPHERES
SOCIETY OF JESUS
TREATY OF WESTPHALIA
PART II : Answer ONE of the following essay questions.
A) Discuss both the program of study and methodology of Renaissance Humanism. How did Northern Humanism differ from Italian Humanism ? How do you account for the differences?
B) You are now “Professor of European History” and are offering a course on the Protestant Reformation. Where would you begin this course ? What events and historical trends would you emphasize in order to explain why the Reformation happened ?
