ANALYSE AND APPLY 5. Explain why the medieval craft guilds opposed changes in trade. 6. Identify three social classes who had reasons to resent the economic changes that were taking place. 7. Describe the scene in SOURCE2 . 8. Explain what evidence SOURCE2 provides for a changing economic system, in which bookkeeping and money changing had become more important. EVALUATE AND COMMUNICATE 9. Examine SOURCE3 . Usury means making people pay interest on borrowed money. It was considered sinful by Christians in the Middle Ages. Discuss what this source suggests about changes in attitudes to usury and to making profits. 10. Suggest why a changed attitude to usury and profit-making would have been essential for a modern capitalist system to emerge. Answers and sample responses for this topic are available online.
LESSON 2.4 How did the Protestant Reformation bring about change?
LEARNING INTENTION By the end of this lesson, you should be able to: • explain how the Reformation began in the sixteenth century • identify key events that led to the Reformation. Describe the major consequences of the Reformation.
Tune in If your religion focused more on making money than teaching and caring for followers, how would you feel? Consider the following questions and discuss your answers with your class: 1. Would you leave or try to change the religion? 2. Is it easier to change or leave a religion now compared to the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?
SOURCE1 A donation box in a church in Bury St. Edmunds, UK
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