Blog #2 Unit 2 Reformation

"The Protestant Reformation” was primarily an economic event.”Defend or refute this statement by describing and determining the relative importance of the economic, political, and religious causes of the Protestant Reformation. After answering the question completely, please respond to two of your classmates once they have posted. People/Ideas to think about: Erasmus, Luther, Zwingli, Calvin, The Peasant's revolt s, Henry VIII, Churches power over land and/or taxes, etc. Be sure to look into this question as much as possible and understand that there is no right or wrong answer so it does not matter which way you argue on the issue as long as you support it with evidence. When writing your responses please refer (bold or underline) to the screenname of the student that you are responding too. Do not write elementary responses to your classmates. (Video is below you only have to watch about the first 14-15 minutes)

http://eh.net/encyclopedia/article/frey.protestant.ethic (Max Weber's Thesis on Protestant Ethics)

http://www.eldrbarry.net/heidel/heidel.htm (Reformation Links)

The Age of Discovery

Italian Renaissance and N. Renaissance Art for Reference

Machiavelli information for Reference

Modified version of the Prince: Important parts
Complete copy of the Prince in PDF
Essay on various intepretations of Machiavelli