Unit II: Protestant Reformation and Catholic/Counter Reformation Begins

This year marks the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. (8 minute video on festivities and lectures in Germany)

The year 2017 marks 500 years since a stubborn monk and towering thinker, Martin Luther, published his 95 theses or complaints against the Catholic Church and launched the Protestant Reformation, a momentous religious revolution whose consequences we still live with today. The Reformation divided the Western church and transformed millions of people’s understanding of their relationship with God. Correspondent Kim Lawton traveled to Germany to report on how the anniversary is being commemorated there and how its legacy is understood by scholars and theologians, both Catholic and Protestant.

Newberry Library's Religious Change and Print, 1450-1700 Digital Exhibition

In Chicago, the Newberry Library has mounted a large-scale exhibition and will be holding special presentations, typically free to the public all fall.

Economist Magazine article, How Luther Went Viral 

In-Class Test Tips

2013 NY Times Op Ed Why Machiavelli Still Matters

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/10/opinion/why-machiavelli-matters.html

Black Death Paragraph Feedback

ART INSTITUTE SIGN UP SHEET

Pick a partner and please sign up for the field trip linked below. You may make a choice between  Thursday, November 16 (Renaissance and Baroque art) or Thursday, May 17 (Modern art) and work with ONE other student in your class or another class.  We have one spot for a student to work by him/herself OR for a group of three.  We will give preference to a student who requests to work by him/herself. Sign up must be completed by 4 pm on Friday, September 22, 2017.  If you have not signed up, we will sign you up for the May trip. 

https://docs.google.com/a/ucls.uchicago.edu/document/d/1JCEz_NXBdKLJo6rIbC6WJq_Y5_FFYrCyIqKt4rs1euM/edit?usp=sharing

Renaissance Test Study Guide

·      Princely rule and Humanism

·      Civic humanism and secular history

·      Black Death and humanism

·      Individualism and Renaissance art

·      Medievalist periodization and Humanist periodization

·      Northern Renaissance and Machiavelli

·      New Monarchs and secularism

·      Individualism and Renaissance popes

·      Modernity and Renaissance

·      Feudal law and Roman law

·      Nationalism and dislike of outsiders

Muslim scholarship and the Renaissance 

Printing press and Renaissance culture 

·      To what extent, if any, did women have a Renaissance? Consider all readings, including the technical definition of Renaissance and its essential features (including its own periodization).

·      How did humanists change the trajectory of European history? Consider politics, economics, religion, and society (e.g., the role of women).

How the War of the Roses Inspired Game of Thrones

Back to School Night

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING THIS YEAR

·      Harkness discussion daily on readings

·      Multidisciplinary works in art and music history

·      One student presentation at the Art Institute on a painting/sculpture

·      Two quarterly research papers using university library resources
    Mock trial on the controversies surrounding the European Union today

The Black Death is Visiting Your Villages and Towns

This week you will sort the evidence concerning the beliefs and concerns felt by people during the Black Death in order to write a body paragraph on either (1) fear; (2) superstition; or (3) exploitation of others. This will be written in class. Board notes below:

When we finish your group will construct an introductory paragraph that introduces the historical background to the Black Death, identifies the thesis (argument), and outlines the roadmap for each of your body paragraphs. We will brainstorm as a class possible directions for a meaningful conclusion. 

Middle Ages Discussion

2017-2018 School Year Begins

Welcome back!  Check out the syllabus, the assigned work for the week of September 5, and the online video features of our class blog at Blogger.  Our course, like its collegiate counterpart, picks up with the Renaissance.  For a glance back at the Middle Ages, check out this 3 1/2 minute animation!