APEH ­ Unit 1 (Middle Ages / Ren)
Historical Thinking Skills Questions
Name _____________________________ Bell ________ Read the Primary Source selections in your textbook and answer the following Historical Thinking Skills (HTS) questions. Answers must be in complete sentences and fully explained. Answer on a separate piece of paper with this handout stapled to the top upon completion. These will be graded based on the quality of your reasoning. Each question is worth 3 points. ● 3 = advanced use of skill (advanced reasoning, full explanation, relevant evidence) ● 2 = adequate use of skill (adequate reasoning, partial explanation, some relevant evidence) ● 1 = limited use of skill (basic reasoning & explanation; little to no relevant evidence; partial answer) ● 0 = no answer Chapter 11 1.Opposing Viewpoints: Causes of the Black Death: Contemporary Views (pp. 302)
HTS: Historical Causation How could Boccaccio’s explanation lead to distrust of religious authorities? How much should a historian trust a confession extracted by torture? 2. The Cremation of the Strasbourg Jews (pp. 304)
HTS: Appropriate Use of Relevant Historical Evidence Why might someone believe von Konigshofen’s assertion that the Jews were killed for their money? 3. A Feminist Heroine: Christine de Pizan on Joan of Arc (pp. 315)
HTS: Contextualization Why was it important for Christine de Pizan’s argument in the poem to emphasize that Joan of Arc was sent by God? 4. Boniface VIII‛s Defense of Papal Supremacy (pp. 319)
HTS: Historical Causation Why did Boniface VIII make these extreme assertions of papal authority? How would European politics have changed if his ideas had been accepted? 5. Dante‛s Vision of Hell (pp. 323)
HTS: Contextualization According to Dante, why was the priest in hell? What was his implicit indictment of the clergy? 6. A Liberated Woman in the Fourteenth Century (pp. 326)
HTS: Appropriate Use of Relevant Historical Evidence Do you think Grazida answered her questioners truthfully? What might have happened to Grazida after the Inquisition? over Chapter 12 7. Marriage Negotiations (pp. 339)
HTS: Contextualization What was the role of marriage in a family’s political and economic status?
8. The Letters of Isabella d‛Este (pp.342)
HTS: Contextualization What social constraints limited Isabella’s ability to achieve her desires? 9. Opposing Viewpoints:
The Renaissance Prince: The Views of Machiavelli and Erasmus (pp. 345)
HTS: Comparison How did each man reflect different Renaissance values and qualities?
10. Pico della Mirandola and the Dignity of Man (pp.348)
HTS: Contextualization How did Pico combine reverence for God with the typically Renaissance celebration of man? 11. A Woman‛s Defense of Learning (pp. 349)
HTS: Patterns of Continuity and Change Over Time (CCOT) What were the accusations against Cereta, and who made them? How did she respond?
12. The Genius of Leonardo da Vinci (pp.356)
HTS: Contextualization According to Vasari, in what ways was Leonardo da Vinci an archetypal “Renaissance Man”?