Draft Ecclesiastical Ordinances September & October 1541, submitted by John Calvin and others for the City of Geneva   Analysis Question: The Reformation began as an attempt to purify the Church of its venal practices.  How does Clavin’s Ordinances …

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Letters of Pliny the Younger and the Emperor Trajan   Pliny, Christians Content Question: What are the specific concerns that Pliny brings to the emperor’s attention? Analysis Question: What worries about religion and social order does this exchange reveal? Evaluative …

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Plutarch:  Selections from the Life of Alexander Content Question: What event does Plutarch describe? Analysis Question: Plutarch tells about an important episode in Alexander’s life. What characteristics of Alexander is it intended to show? Evaluative Question: What, in Plutarch’s opinion, …

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POPE PIUS V’S BULL AGAINST ELIZABETH (1570) POPE PIUS V’S BULL AGAINST ELIZABETH Content Question: What are the pope’s criticisms of the Elizabeth? Analysis Question: How good Catholics supposed to act? Evaluative Questions: What alternatives did Elizabeth and the English …

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