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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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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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Handout
BBC

Bbc: 1989: Czech Police Crush Protest Rally

For Students 9th - 10th
The people of Czechoslovakia reached a boiling point in 1989 with citizens clamoring for political economic, and social reforms. This article by the BBC portrays how demonstrations for such reforms ended with tragedy when the police...
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Website
BBC

Bbc: Mid East Unrest: Syrian Protests in Damascus and Aleppo

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the beginning of the protests in Syria during which the masses called for democratic reforms and the release of political prisoners. Links to related articles are featured. (March 15, 2011)
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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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PPT
Tom Richey

Tom Richey: Martin Luther and the Origins of Reformation

For Students 9th - 10th
Martin Luther, leading activist in the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century because of his disagreement with the practices of the Catholic church of the era, is featured in this PowerPoint presentation.
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Other

Reformed.org: John Knox: The Years of Preparation

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a rather thorough overview of the life of preparation for John Knox for the tremendous task which lay ahead. Knox's life was filled with the bittersweet flavoring of discipleship, required of all that take a stand for the...
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PPT
Tom Richey

Tom Richey: Causes of the Reformation

For Students 9th - 10th
Recognize the causes of the reformation in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. This slideshow thoroughly features this history of Europe.
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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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Website
Mother Earth Travel

Mother Earth Travel: History of Germany: The Protestant Reformation

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief review ofthe history of the Protestant Reformation in Germany during a time of many changes throughout the nation. Understand how the Augsburg Confession evoloved.
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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
Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: The Catholic Reformation

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the Catholic Reformation that occurred in response to the Protestant Reformation. Learn how the Jesuit society rose out of the Catholic Church to help change the image of the church and bring people back. The Jesuits focused on...
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Website
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Carnegie Endowment for Intl Peace: Reform in Syria [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A good article discussing the attempts to introduce democratic reforms into the Syrian government and society. (July, 2006)
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Environmental Reform

For Students 5th - 8th
Environmental awareness in the United States became more focused upon the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring. Read about student protests, presidential legislation, and a new desire to protect the environment.
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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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Primary
Calisphere: University of California Libraries

Calisphere: Social Reform 1950s 1970s: Everyday Life From Postwar to Protest

For Students 9th - 10th
Original photographs show everyday life in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Cranach, Law and Gospel (Law and Grace)

For Students 9th - 10th
"The Law and the Gospel" is the single most influential image of the Lutheran Reformation. It represents Lucas Cranach's pictorial translation of Martin Luther's unique understanding of salvation. The painting interprets the roles of...
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Primary
Calisphere: University of California Libraries

University of California: Calisphere: Social Reform 1950s 1970s: Watts Rebellion

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source photographs portray the issues and history surrounding the Watts Riots of California, and how the community came together.
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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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PBS

Pbs: Martin Luther the Reluctant Revolutionary

For Students 9th - 10th
Based on a PBS documentary on Martin Luther, this site describes the life of the great Protestant revolutionary. His efforts would change Medieval Europe as well as the dominance of the Catholic Church. Includes a fun interactive game...
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Mb Soft

Believe: Ulrich Zwingli

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the life and significance of Ulrich Zwingli and how he changed the views of the Protestants.
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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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The History Cat

The History Cat: Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Martin Luther, a German monk in the sixteenth century who spoke out about the abuses of the Roman Catholic Church. He also used the printing press, which had been recently invented, to spread his ideas more widely and thus...
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Other

Unitarian Dictionary: Michael Servetus Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed biography on the life of Unitarian Michael Servetus. Discusses his childhood, his rejection of the doctrine of original sin, his death at the hands of the Reform Protestants in Geneva and their pastor, John Calvin, and also...

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