The Protestant Reformation
Write a detailed and substantive expository essay answering ONE of the following questions. Do not answer more than one; I will only read the first one.The 14th century saw Europe experience multiple major crises which had significant political, economic, social, and religious impacts. Provide a thorough chronological analysis of each crisis, including:specific details about each – where it happened, exactly what it wasclear explanations as to why each was a crisis and who was affected by eachanalysis of the immediate and long-term effects of eachAnalyze the causes and course of the Protestant Reformation, including theEnglish Reformation. You must include specific details, and analysis of those details, about:the long-term and immediate causes of the Protestant Reformationthe main figures involved in each – where they were, what they did, and whya brief explanation for why there are multiple Protestant sectsa brief comparison of the beliefs of the different sectsspecific actions taken by the Catholic Church in responseExplain the political development from the early 13th through the early 16th centuries in two of the following: England, France, the Holy Roman Empire (“Germany”). Provide a thoroughchronological analysis of each, includingspecific problems in each region and the significance of those problemsspecific actionstaken to fix those problems, by whom, and whythe immediate and long-term political, social, and economic consequences of those actionsPlease read the additional details concerning length, source material, and formatting on page 2.Length:Your essay should be at least 1,000 words (2 pages, standard font and spacing), not including the instructions and the questions.Format:Almost everything in the General Instructions for All Written Assignments remains true for this assignment. The only differences are:You must use proper essayformat and include an introduction and a conclusion for this assignment.You should use all of the sources listed in above, rather than limit yourself to the primary sources in a single folder.Please consult the Purdue Online Writing Lab guidelines for expository essays posted in the Written Assignments folder for more information about essay formatting and style. You may continue to use simple parenthetical citations, rather than the more elaborate footnotes or endnotes.Reminders:Do not use any outside sources for this assignment. Use of outside sources will result in a zero for the assignment. All papers will be checked for plagiarism by Turnitin or SafeAssign.Many students did not bother following the directions for the first assignment. Please do not make that mistake again. General comments without supporting evidence from the sources are not good enough. Using a single source is not good enough.When you have completed the assignment, upload it as a Word document to the Second Written Assignment post in the Submit Written Assignments Here section of Blackboard.
