History Journal

Questions How does Robert the Monk justify the First Crusade? To what extent does this represent a departure from Christian thin" rel="nofollow">inkin" rel="nofollow">ing that we've seen in" rel="nofollow">in earlier sources (e.g. The Martyrdoms of Perpetua and Felicity, Gregory the Greats Instructions to the Missionaries, the Conversion of Clovis)? Week 11 Journal Questions Rule of Francis: What are the virtues that Francis is promotin" rel="nofollow">ing, and how is he tryin" rel="nofollow">ing to do so? Week 12 Journal Questions Boccaccio: How did the Black Death affect society? Who tried to avoid the Black Death, and how did they do this? Did the plague affect European attitudes toward dyin" rel="nofollow">ing? Petrarch: How does Petrarch frame his argument about the papacy? Week 13 Journal Questions Catherin" rel="nofollow">ine of Siena: What themes do you see runnin" rel="nofollow">ing through the letters? Catherin" rel="nofollow">ine was one of the most powerful women in" rel="nofollow">in 14th century Europe. What were the sources of her power? "Gentile Tales": What motivated the false accusations again" rel="nofollow">inst the Jews? Week 14 Journal Questions What is genius accordin" rel="nofollow">ing to Vasari? How does Michelangelo demonstrate genius? Do you thin" rel="nofollow">ink Vasari was a humanist? Why or why not? What is Machiavelli's opin" rel="nofollow">inion of Lorenzo de' Medici? Week 15 Readin" rel="nofollow">ing Questions Why are these documents important? What were the implications of these two documents for the future of a united Christendom? What do you thin" rel="nofollow">ink is the most revolutionary thesis of Luther's 95 theses? How does the pope react to Luther's criticisms?