Luther Topics Raised in the 95 Theses Questions
Humanities
A) What were some of the topics Luther raised in the 95 Theses (http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/wittenberg/luther/ninetyfive.txt)? What did he see as the major problems with the religious practices of his day?
B) Why did the Reformation happen in the early 16th century after Martin Luther posted the 95 Thesis rather than earlier in response to other protests against Church practice?
C) Identify the basic causes, both political and religious, of the bitter struggles of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in France, the Holy Roman Empire, and the Netherlands. Describe the political and religious dimensions of the settlement of each of these conflicts.
D) How did Versailles symbolize the authority of the French king and how did the Louis XIV use Versailles as a way to establish and maintain power?
