History Question

Each answer should be 2 substantial paragraphs in length.  And your submission for the entire assignment should reach at least 1200 words.

Each answer should contain information with citations from the textbook throughout the answer with the author and chapter, for example (Aiello et.all, chapter 2).  Please do not use any additional sources.

-the Open Stax ebook author should be listed as Kordas et.all

-the “Contested Visions” ebook author should be listed as Aiello et.all

When you are attaching a document, please use one of the following file types:  .doc, .docx, .pdf, .wpd, .rtf

Questions:

1.  What is a primary source, and what are some examples of primary sources? And what are the four types of questions we should ask about textual sources and why?

https://openstax.org/books/world-history-volume-2/pages/1-2-primary-sources

2. How is causation used to study History?  Describe the process you would go through to establish the primary, secondary, and tertiary causes of a historical event.

https://openstax.org/books/world-history-volume-2/pages/1-3-causation-and-interpretation-in-history

3. What was the economic motivations and impact of the European conquests in the Western Hemisphere?  And what were some of the ramifications of the Columbian Exchange?

https://openstax.org/books/world-history-volume-2/pages/5-2-crossing-the-atlantic

4. What was Martin Luther’s argument with the Catholic Church? What was the impact of his argument? Compare Martin Luther with one other Protestant Reformer.

https://alg.manifoldapp.org/read/contested-visions-the-history-of-western-civilization-from-1648/section/8bbe5798-eb96-42cf-b27a-16b9f3dfa46e

5. Who were the major protagonists during the religious wars of the 17th century?  What do you think were the most significant outcomes of these religious wars?

https://alg.manifoldapp.org/read/contested-visions-the-history-of-western-civilization-from-1648/section/8bbe5798-eb96-42cf-b27a-16b9f3dfa46e

(Scroll down about 2/3 of the way until you see the section titled, “Wars Of The Reformation”.  Read from that point on for this question.)

6. What were the contributions of, and legacies of, Copernicus and Galileo? And how did the Scientific Revolution change Western culture?

https://alg.manifoldapp.org/read/contested-visions-the-history-of-western-civilization-from-1648/section/e1128013-dea3-447a-9325-a660cbb8fb2e