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Unit Plan
Tom Richey

Tom Richey: Protestant Reformation and Religious Wars

For Students 9th - 10th
The Catholic Church came under scrutiny during the 15th century which led to reformation. This provides learning resources, lessons, videos, and primary sources to enhance studying this era.
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Handout
Other

Reformation Counter Reformation Beliefs

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses how the Reformation and Counter-Reformation affected society. Even though it focuses mainly on religious belief, religion was the cornerstone of early modern European society.
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Article
Other

The Importance of the Printing Press for the Protestant Reformation, Part One

For Students 9th - 10th
An article identifying the significant role the printing press played during the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century.
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Website
Christian Classics Ethereal Library

Calvin College: The Printing Press and the Reformation

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive summary of the impact the creation of the printing press had during the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century.
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eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Religious Upheavals in the Developing Atlantic World

For Students 11th - 12th
From a chapter on "Early Globalization: The Atlantic World," this section explains the changes brought by the Protestant Reformation and how it influenced the development of the Atlantic World while describing Spain's response to the...
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Website
Other

Reformation: Documents of the Reformation

For Students 9th - 10th
Includes links to primary documents of the Protestant reformation. Links to essays and a photo gallery. Some links to sites in German.
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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: Reformation in Germany

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief explanation of the Reformation along with pictures of significant manuscripts and letters of the reformers from the Treasures of Saxon State Library at the Library of Congress.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: The Protestant Reformation

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce the art that influenced the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century.
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Handout
Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: The Protestant Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
History Guide provides a lecture on the Protestant Reformation during the European Renaissance.
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Activity
East of England Broadband Network

History's Heroes: Anne Askew (1521 1546)

For Students 3rd - 8th
This website explores the lives of heroic ordinary people who made their mark on history. Features illustrated story and timeline on Anne Askew, a Protestant heretic willing to die for her beliefs. Find out who she was, what she did, her...
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Website
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: World History: 1450 1750 Renaissance and Reformation

For Students 9th - 10th
Links to embedded videos and other information about World History: 1450 - 1750 Renaissance and Reformation including the The Protestant Reformation, Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment, Spanish and Portuguese Empires, Mughal rule in...
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Handout
University of Calgary

The Protestant Reformation

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource presents the Protestant Reformation in brief outline form from "Background" to "Roman Catholic Reformation."
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Graphic
History Teacher

Historyteacher.net: Chronology of the Reformation

For Students 9th - 10th
Timeline, from 1503 to 1555, outlines some of the major events of the Reformation, beginning with the publication of Erasmus's Handbook of the Christian Knight and ending with the Peace of Augsburg.
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Handout
Mb Soft

Mb: Protestant Reformation: General Information

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the Protestant Reformation that covers the causes, development, and results of the movement. Martin Luther, Zwingli, and Calvin's involvement is also discussed.
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Website
Other

The Rise and Fall of the Church of Rome

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an excellent history of the Church and papacy. One section focuses on the Council of Trent, why it came about and the doctrines that were established.
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Graphic
W. W. Norton

W.w. Norton & Company: Map of Religious Situation in Europe, C.1560

For Students 9th - 10th
Colored map that illustrates the religious situation in Europe at the end of the Protestant Reformation.