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 * [[file:UNIT I II III TEST REVIEW.docx]]Units I, II, and III Test = October 7th**
 * Project Due Date - Equals 50 points total**
 * Notes and Handouts**

_ _ _ __**Discussion Board Topic**__ **Discuss the difference between the Reformation in Germany, led by Martin Luther, versus the Reformation in England, led by Kng Henry VIII. Be specific in your response. Please make it 5-6 sentences and be sure to respond to at least 2 other posts made by your classmates. (//Please make sure your responses to a classmate's posts are adding to it, arguing against their point, or asking them a relevant question... dont just say something along the lines of 'I agree with your statement'...)//** include component="comments" page="--" limit="10"
 * Essential Understandings**
 * For centuries, the Roman Catholic Church had little competition in religious thought and action. The resistance of the Church to change led to the Protestant Reformation, which resulted in the birth of new political and economic institutions.
 * The Reformation had its roots in disagreements about theology, but it led to important economic and political changes. Religious differences and hatreds caused war and destruction.
 *  At first, the Reformation divided the countries of Europe on religious principles, leading to religious intolerance.
 *  Power in most European states was concentrated in the monarch after the reformation.
 * Gradually, religious toleration emerged.
 * Essential Questions**
 * What were the problems and issues that provoked religious reforms in Western Christianity?
 * What were the beliefs of Martin Luther, John Calvin, Henry VIII, and Elizabeth I?
 * What were the major economic, political, and theological issues involved in the Reformation?
 * What were some of the changing cultural values, traditions, and philosophies during the Reformation?
 * What was the role of the printing press in the spread of new ideas?