Final Essay

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Final Essay

Due April 28

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at 10:30 PM (turn in to Blackboard) Due to the nearness of the end of

the semester, late essays won’t be accepted after May 2

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at 10:30 PM (Penalty will be 2 ½

pts. off per day up to that point)

Worth 50 points

Choose and answer ONE:

1) What were the major causes of the Protestant Reformation? What issues did Luther have

with the Catholic Church? Who supported the Protestan ts and what were the various

motivations for that support (don’t forget to discuss Henry VIII of England)? What divisions

appeared in the Protestant movement and what issues led to those divisions ? What was the

political end result of the Protestant Refo rmation?

2) Compare and contrast the rule of two important Roman Emperors, Octavian/Augustus and

Constantine I. How did each gain power? What role did religion play in each ruler’s power?

What role did public works and patronage play? What was the sig nificance of each ruler’s

activities in the capital city? What were the longer -term effects of both rulers on the religion

of the Roman Empire? (Be sure to give specific historical examples as part of your answer to

the question and be sure to actually compare and contrast the two rulers ).

3) Compare/contrast the High Medieval Period (1100 -1300 AD) to the Italian Renaissance.

While the medieval world and the Renaissance are considered to be two separate periods of

culture, how different truly is the High M edieval period from that of the Renaissance? What

aspects of High Medieval architecture, philosophy, art, and literature are similar to the

qualities of the Renaissance (such as individualism, secularism, and the interest in Ancient

Rome and Greece)?

Your essay should be about 2 -3 pages (typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman 12 -point font,

one inch margins). For this essay, only use your textbook as a source of information. Do not

copy and paste from online sources. Pretend you are basically writing an “open book open note”

essay in class. Write in the past tense. Do not make comparisons outside the historical period

identified in the topic or with the present. Write it in your own words (Plagiarism score should be

below 20%-most essays I’ve received in the past are below 10%).