6.3 and 6.4

• Geschiedenis
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 1

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Today's lesson

• Recap of the previous lesson. 
• Homework check.
• Explanation of 6.3
• Time to work.
• Explanation of 6.4

Saints

What makes a saint a saint?

• He or she should have performed a miracle. 
• Saint Francis talked to animals. 
• That's why he is is the patron saint of animals. 

Homework check 

• Ch6.2 
• pay attention to each other.
• do you have a different aswer? Just ask, sometimes there's more than one correct answer.
• correct your answer.

Lesson objectives

• You can explain what the reformation was. 

Reaction of the church.

• The pope was angry and wrote Martin an angry letter.
• Martin burned the letter and continued criticising the church.
• Martin became a heretic, and was no longer welcome in the church.
• But his life was in danger too. Killing a heretic was not a crime but a great deed.  

Reformation

• Many people agreed with Luther.
• They split from the catholic church and were called Lutherans.
• This is how the reformation started. 
• It also marked the beginning of violence against the catholics.
• Luther himself wanted to change peacefully.

Consequences

• The reformation also had consequences of government.
• The German states did not listen to their emperor Charles V.
• Charles V wanted a catholic state. The German leaders wanted to choose for themselfs.
•  He even wanted to fight over it, but his army was too weak. 
• Charles V was forced to sign the Treaty of Ausburg.

Consequences for the Low Countries.

• What we now call the Netherlands and Belgium were called the Low Countries.
• Our King was the King of Spain Charles V.
• In 1555 he was succeded by his son Philip II. 

Go to work

• For yourselves 10 minutes.
• Ch. 6.4  exc. 1 till 5

You can ask me questions, but you can't talk amongst yourselves.

Centralisation

• The Low Countries were 17 provinces, they were called gewesten. 
• They worked together in the States General.
• The king wanted to have more power. 

Centralisation

• King Philip II decided that the power of the States General should be smaller. 
• He appointed a governor who ruled in his name.
• The govenor was his niece the Duchess of Parma.

Go to work

• Read 6.4.
• Do question 1, 3 till  11 on page 87 to 90,  in pairs or in a group of three. You can quietly discus with the person next to you