Erasmus: In Praise of Folly

Use the document I gave you today in class.

Remember to answer the usual 5 questions on your syllabus.

Also, What is Erasmus criticizing? How do his ideas influence Martin Luther? What is his perspective?

While we haven't explicitly talked much about Luther yet in class, remember our brief discussion of him in the context of Christian humanism.

Due: MIDNIGHT, Thursday, August 31

Hans Holbein's The Ambassadors

Holbein is another Northern Renaissance artist whom we didn't cover in class. Look at this painting. How is this an example of Northern Renaissance art? How is this different from Italian Renaissance art?

Due: MIDNIGHT, Wednesday, August 30

Machiavelli's The Prince

This is chapter 17 of Machiavelli's The Prince. In this chapter, Machiavelli asks the famous question, "Is it better to be loved or feared?". Answer the usual 5 questions. Also give your own personal opinion about whether it's better to be loved or feared. Use examples from the text to support your response.

Due: MIDNIGHT Monday, August 28

Castiglione's The Courtier

This is Castiglione's entire book, but I want you to scroll to the bottom where he describes the qualities for both male and female courtiers.

Remember to answer the five questions listed on your syllabus. Also, why are these qualities about which Castiglione writes important? How do they reflect the values and ideas of the time?

Due: MIDNIGHT Wednesday, August 23

Welcome!

Welcome to the TRHS AP European History document blog!

Each week, you will be given historical primary and secondary documents to analyze and answer questions about. Your responses will be turned in here, on the blog, and you will be required to respond to each other as well.

This blog is for the use of our class ONLY, and it should not be used to communicate with each other about other classes, etc. Occasionally, I may post class announcements (for example, if I forgot to tell you something in class), so you will need to make sure and check the blog regularly. I will do my best to explicitly tell you when you have a blog assignment, but there's always the possibility that I will forget. Thus, take the initiative to check the blog on your own!

This is intended to be a fun assignment, as well as to help you increase your skills in analyzing historical documents, which is a key element of both the course and the exam. Please keep all comments school-appropriate. Abuse of the blog will result in a failing grade for this portion of your overall grade, so please don't abuse it.

Here's to a great year, and to 9 passing grades on the AP exam in May!