Reformation Island
OER PROJECT: WH ORIGINS / LESSON 6.4CLOSERREFORMATION ISLANDUnless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Reformation Island,”OER Project, www.oerproject.com/1PurposeMatching Reformation figures with big ideas of the sixteenth centurywill help you evaluate impacts anddistinguish how the Reformation in England differed from the rest of Europe.Process1.Thesixteenth century sounds a littlelike a reality TV show:On this episode of Reformation Island, the villa is in chaos! Old flames are breaking up, war consumes Europe, the monasteries are dissolving, and Henry VIII just dropped a bombshell.Let the recoupling ceremony begin... Match each contestant with the impact that best describes them.ContestantImpactMartin LutherSpread religious arguments quickly to a large audience.Henry VIIIMarks the end of the Protestant Reformation and reshaped European politics.Anne BoleynDissolved the monasteries, seizing Catholic lands and wealth for the king, helping to centralize government power.Catholic Counter-ReformationGave a book to the king about how religious authority came from the Bible, not the pope; convinced him to leave his marriage and the Catholic Church.The printing pressWrote 95 complaints and nailed them to a church door.The Thirty Years’ WarEstablished anational church controlled by the monarch, not the pope.Thomas CromwellFormed the Jesuit order with the hope of fixing the Catholic Church from within.
OER PROJECT: WH ORIGINS / LESSON 6.4CLOSERREFORMATION ISLAND22.One of the above contestants will be dumped from history. Decide which was least important to the course of the Reformation and write a social-media message explaining why you dismissed them. #NoPopeNoProblem3.Final vote! Which contestant most transformed Europe? Explain your choice in 25 words or fewer.