The Reformation: sections 3 & 4

Pgs. 340-347

Religious Division

Division within Europe = inside narrow column1. In the 1500’s, almost all Europeans were Catholic2. By the 1600’s, almost all of southern Europe was

Catholic and most of northern Europe was Protestant

3. Catholic- Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Ireland4. Protestant- Scotland, England, Norway, Sweden,

Denmark, northern Germany

Religious DivisionDivision in the Americas = (inside narrow column)1. Catholic- Canada, Mexico, Central and South

America2. Protestant- the 13 English colonies3. Missionaries from Europe converted the people in

the Americas to either religion4. 13 Colonies- (you do not have to write this down,

however, for the scripts, please create a poster illustrating these regions in the USA)

Mass., New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, NY, NJ, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia (p. R29)

Religious WarsCatholics vs. Protestants (write in the column)1. Conflicts and violence over religion

Huguenots (write in the column)2. Most French people were Catholic3. Protestant French people were called huguenots3. Bloody wars took place between Catholics and huguenots4. 1562, a Catholic noble attacked and killed a group of

Protestants in France5. Potestants were angry and fought with the French Catholics6. Finally, both sides agreed to stop fighting7. The Catholic French king agreed to enable French Protestants

to live in France in peace

Edict of Nantes (write this in column)

1. In 1598, King Henry IV was a French Catholic who allowed Protestants to live and worship anywhere except in Paris and a few other cities

2. His law stopped the war, but both religions continued to resent each other

3. DO NOT WRITE THIS DOWN for lecture notes….For the scripts, please read pg. 343, paragraphs 1 & 2 and include these ideas in your presentation(St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, and other facts)

Thirty Years -(write this in the column)

1. A long series of wars that involved many of the countries of Europe

2. Countries fought over political rivalries and for control over territory and for trade rights

The Treaty of Westphalia- (write this in the column)3. A peace agreement that allowed countries to be

independent where they were no longer controlled by the Holy Roman emperor

4. This brought about political changes

Self government

Protestant Congregation (write this in the column)1. Members of a church who create their own ideas,

have power over the church and who generate their own rules and guidelines for the way the church conducts their business

2. Also known as church assembly3. They did not have priests, bishops or a clergy like

the Catholic church4. See pg. 345

Federalism (write this down in the column)1. The power of a local government such as a

town or a city or a state (California)2. And the power of a central government such

as a country (ex. The White House)3. Both have power, however, one has more

power over the other (the federal government of the USA has the most power)

Directions for Scripts1. Two people per group2. Extra people may join a group after we start to break

off into groups of 2 people first3. Each person must have a speaking part4. An official plan must be created and turned into the

teacher with person’s lines or speaking parts5. “A’s and B’s and C’s” will be awarded to people who

are: prepared, organized, dressed in costumes6. Posters, charts, maps, signs, picket signs, crosses,

drawings are highly encouraged to receive a good grade

7. Boring, below average performances will receive a “D, F” letter grade

Rules1. Keep your paws to yourself2. Be on your best behavior3. No food, gum, candy4. Do not touch other people’s belongings5. HAVE FUN!6. Presentations must be educational and relate to the

contents in the CLASS NOTES AND THE TEXTBOOK

7. YOU MUST BE ON TASK IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A “C” or higher on this assignment

8. NO MAKE-UPS!