AP European History
Unit 2: The Reformation
Syllabus
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Monday (9/29)
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Week 5
Examination: Unit 1 Free Response
Review: Unit 1 Exam (MC and Identification)
Unit 2: The Reformation and Religious Wars
Homework:
 McKay: Chapter 13: “Reformations and Religious Wars” Pages 390-397
 Thomas a Kempis: The Imitation of Christ (Perry)
Lecture Questions:
 What problems existed in the Medieval Church?
 What role does the Printing Press play in Europe and the Reformation?
 Who is Martin Luther?
Activating Strategy: As a class you will collaboratively list all of the ideas,
movements, and problems that lead to the Reformation.
Teaching Strategy: Lecture: Problems of the Medieval Church Pre-Luther Reform
Movements, Gutenberg Revolution, and Christian Humanism’s Impact
Summarization: Before leaving class, students must answer in detail: Who is
Martin Luther?
Homework: Read each assignment and complete the appropriate task
 McKay: Chapter 13: “Reformations and Religious Wars” Pages 397-404
 Martin Luther: Ninety-five Theses on the Power of Indulgences (B/St.M)
 Martin Luther: The Freedom of a Christian (Kishlansky)
 Martin Luther : Marriage and Celibacy (Kishlansky)
Lecture Questions:
 What is Protestant Thought?
 What is appealing about Protestant thought and to whom does it appeal?
 In what ways does the Reformation turn “radical”?
 What is the role of women in Protestant thought?
Activating Strategy: Individually, identify “What is the meant by the “Radical
Reformation”?
Teaching Strategy: Lecture: Protestant Though, Appeal, Radicalization, and the
role of Women, Marriage, and sexuality
Summarization: Before leaving class, Create a simple chart summarizing the role
of Women in Catholic and Protestant ideas
Homework: Read each assignment and complete the appropriate task
 McKay: Chapter 13: “Reformations and Religious Wars” Pages 404-407
 Hans Holbein: Luther as German Hercules (suggestion: google the image)
 Twelve Articles of the Peasants of Swabia (Kishlansky)
 Familiarize yourself with page 405: The Global Empire of Charles V
Lecture Questions:
 Who are the Habsburgs?
 What is the Holy Roman Empire?
 What are the religious wars of Germany and Switzerland?
 Who is Charles V?
Activating Strategy: Quiz: Analyzing the woodcuts of German art and how they
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express Protestant thought.
Teaching Strategy: Lecture: The Protestant Revolution and the Hapsburg Response
Summarization: Students will analyze why Charles V ultimately failed to suppress
the Reformation.
Friday
Homework: Read each assignment and complete the appropriate task
 McKay: Chapter 13: “Reformations and Religious Wars” Pages 407-414
 John Calvin: The Institutes of Christian Religion (B/St.M)
 John Calvin: 1547 Ordinances of Calvin’s Geneva (text page 412)
 McKay (page 415): Analyze map and answer questions in the text
Lecture Questions:
 To what areas of Europe did the Protestant Reformation spread?
 To whom and why did the Revolution spread to those areas?
 What is the English Revolution?
Activating Strategy: Complete the chart of the given areas
Teaching Strategy: Lecture: Spread of Protestantism, Scandinavia, The English
Reformation, and Eastern Reformation
Summarization: Locate on a map the major religions of Europe:
http://www.eupedia.com/europe/cultural_maps_of_europe.shtml#religions
Monday (10/6)
(Lengthy
assignment)
Tuesday
Week 6
Homework: Read each assignment and complete the appropriate task
 McKay: Chapter 13: “Reformations and Religious Wars” Pages 414-417
 McKay: Chapter 13: “Reformations and Religious Wars” Pages 420-222
 Canons and Decrees of the Council of Trent (Perry)
 Saint Ignatius Loyola: The Spiritual Exercises (Perry)
 Saint Ignatius Loyola: Rules for Right Thinking (B/St.M)
 War on Witches
 Confession
Lecture Questions:
 What is the Catholic Reformation (Counter Reformation)?
 What is the Great European Witch-Hunt?
Activating Strategy: Quiz on the Readings
Teaching Strategy: Lecture: The Catholic Reformation and The Great European
Witch-Hunt
Summarization: Debate: Reformation was a great academic step forward but how
was it often backward and limiting to society? Opposed to Humanism?
Homework: Read each assignment and complete the appropriate task
 McKay: Chapter 13: “Reformations and Religious Wars” Pages 417-420
 McKay: Chapter 15: “Absolutism and Constitutionalism” Pages 462-469
 Henry IV: The Edict of Nantes (Kishlansky)
Lecture Questions:
 What religious wars and conflicts challenge the French kingdom?
 How do the Dutch win their independence?
 What is the Thirty Years War?
Activating Strategy: Divide the class into thirds. Each group is to answer the
lectures questions as a review of the reading.
Teaching Strategy: Lecture: Wars of Religion
Summarization: Group discussion: How has Europe changed during the
Reformation? Borders, scars, economics, power, philosophically?
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Wednesday
Homework: Read each assignment and complete the appropriate task
 Bring in a picture from an assigned artist. **Get this on Tuesday**
* These
 Cardinal Richelieu: The Political Testament (Kishlansky)*
readings are
 Hans von Grimmelshausen: Simplicissimus (Kishlansky)*
from Wars on
 Use the following to describe how France has changed during the
Religion
Reformation: http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/imperialism/maps/louisxiv.gif
Lecture Questions:
 What is Baroque art? (Emphasis upon the religious connections)
Activating Strategy: Using the Baroque art pictures, from what country or region is
the art’s likely origin?
Teaching Strategy: Lecture: Baroque and the Reformation
Summarization: Discuss the unit and the test
Thursday
Unit 2 Exam: (MC and Identification Questions)
Friday
Unit 2 Exam: (Free Response Question)
Week 7
District In-service (Columbus Day)
Tuesday (10/14) Review of Unit 2 Exam