Tasks:

1- Select one of these topics to research

a- Investigate the serious problems caused by the population growth in early modern Europe. What were they, what were the consequences, and why did they occur?

b- Where did Columbus land and why do we not consider him the first discoverer of America any more? Is that a legitimate change?

c- Who was Anne Bolelyn? Did she commit a crime? What was her impact on history?

d- Why was Julius Caesar assasinated and who participated in the act?

e- Who was DaVinci and what is the significance of the DaVinci Code?

f- Did Cardinal Richelieu have the political or religious right to control the nation while Louis XIII grew up?

g- Was Peter the Great a tyrant?

h- Did Charles I commit a crime resulting in his execution in 1649 in Westminster?

i- What caused the Black Plague?

j- Was the Spanish Inquistition politically, socially, or religiously motivated?

k- Witches were often blamed in this period for human disasters. What were the methods for finding witches, convicting them, and getting confessions?

2- Describe the event with the facts of what we know happened. (Who, what, where, when).

3- Briefly describe two or more theories of what may have happened.

4- Select which theory you think is most likely and explain why based on your research.

5- Turn assignment into the Dropbox, and you may also turn it in to the optional History Detectives Discussion Study Hall.