HIS 101 Northern Virginia Community The Prince by Machiavelli Reaction Paper

Choose One:

– “The Prince” by Machiavellihttp://www.constitution.org/mac/prince00.htm

– Martin Luther – https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/source/lutherltr-i…

– Queen Elizabeth I – http://www.bl.uk/learning/timeline/item102878.html

After reading one of the above selections complete the following:

• One Page Typed Paper (minimum length)
• Single Spaced
• Font Size no larger than 12
• Turn in by deadline
• Turn in via Canvas
• Do not write a summary.
• Include: Identifications, Analysis & Reaction

Write a 3 paragraph, one page paper. Please use the following format.

Paragraph #1: Identifications

Using specific terms, people, places from history (the powerpoints and/or textbook) connect the reading to specific historical developments. This paragraph must have 5-7 specific terms in complete sentence and paragraph format. Do not write a summary.

Paragraph #2: Analysis

Analyze the reading for its importance and value. All of these readings are very old, so why do we still bother reading them today? What is their value to us? Why are they important? Analyze the reading in paragraph format.

Paragraph #3: Reaction

What is your opinion of the reading? Did you enjoy reading it? Did you like it? Did it remind of you something/somewhere/someone else? Write a paragraph.

Please follow the suggested analyses and identification term to write the paper:

-Suggested Analyses

The Prince:

Machiavelli took the realism of the Renaissance and applied it to history and politics. Machiavelli is called the Father of Political Science, what is it that he did which was so groundbreaking? How is Machiavelli a Humanist?

Martin Luther:

In the 1400’s, following the upheaval of the Black Death, Europeans began to question the corruption and absuses of power by the Catholic Church. This movement sought to reform the Catholic Church, one of its leaders in Germany was Martin Luther. In his 95 Theses he lodged a serious protest against the sale of indulgences & other corruptions of Christian theology. The Vatican refused to consider these suggestions and the Protestant Reformation was born.

Queen Elizabeth I:

After a bloody series of wars and failed successions to the throne, the second daughter of Henry VIII became the British monarch Queen Elizabeth I. She ruled for over 40 years and established the United Kingdom as a Western Powerhouse through diplomacy, warfare and cultural accomplishments. The Elizabethan Era, as it is now known, really put England on the map and was the height of the English Renaissance.

Identification Terms

– The Prince:
Humanism
Realism
Renaissance
Florence
Medicis
Borgias
Pope
Catholicism
Political Science
Tuscany

– Martin Luther:

Protestant Reformation

Indulgences

Excommunication

Edict of Worms (1521)

Pope Leo X

Johann Tetzel

95 Theses

Holy Roman Empire

Lutheranism

Protestantism

Theology

The Vatican

Thirty Years War

Peace of Westphalia

– Elizabeth I:

Tudor Dynasty

Monarch

Anglican Church

Anne Boleyn

Henry VIII

English Renaissance/Elizabethan Era

William Shakespeare

Walter Raleigh

Francis Drake

Spanish Armada

Royal Virginia Company

East India Company

The Virgin Queen

Protestant Reformation