A page from a published version of Martin Luther's 95 Theses from 1522 (in Latin, of course).  Luther had originally posted his Theses in 1517 to begin a debate on the church practice of indulgences; photo courtesy Wikipedia Commons.

• Read chapter 13 in the textbook.
• Read my notes on the Protestant Reformation.
  
• Study the Questions to Consider and the Key Terms for the Unit.
• Post (or respond) your thoughts/ideas about this unit's reading and assignment in the Blackboard online discussion forum. Do not post your assignment there.

• Submit the Optional Special Project paper.
• Listen to some further information about this unit as a mp3 file.  You can also read the information as a txt file.

• Martin Luther: Driven to Defiance
• History_s Mysteries - The Inquisition (part 1_9).flv
• Catholic Inquisition and The Torture Tools
• Luther and calvin
• Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther and Henry VIII
• Martin Luther Sparks a Revolution
• Protestant Reformation
• The Protestant Reformation - Martin Luther
• The Reformation-Martin Luther
• For extra credit please suggest to your instructor a relevant video for this unit of the course. Send the title of the video, the url and a brief explanation of why you find the video interesting and applicable to the material that is being studied in this unit.

• Take the short 5-point quiz for chapter 13. Log into Blackboard and look under "Chapter Quizzes." You have five minutes to complete each quiz (multiple-choice questions).
• For a maximum of 25 points extra credit, read the Council of Trent: Rules on Prohibited Books and in a paragraph explain what the Church was attempting to do with these regulations.
• For a maximum of 25 points, read the Condemnation of Wycliffe, and his reply and comment in a long paragraph on the exchange of religious views by pope and Wycliffe.
• Read Luther's 95 Theses and answer the Luther study sheet questions for a maximum of 10 points.  Please write in formal, complete sentences.
• For a maximum of 50 points, choose one of the famous quotes about the study of history--scroll down that page to find a list of quotes--(Get permission from your instructor first.) and write a one-page paper in which you explain who the author of the quote was, what he/she meant by the quote and then your evaluation of the quote's accuracy. (You can also use the material on these two links, Historians and Why We Study History). Don't forget to cite your sources.
• For extra credit, please suggest a relevant website for this unit of the course.  Send the title of the site, the url and a brief explanation why you find the information interesting and applicable to the material being studied this unit.