Analyze the causes of and the responses to the peasants’ revolts in the German states,1524–1526.
EUROPEAN HISTORY SECTION II
Part A(Suggested writing time—45 minutes)
Percent of Section II score—45
Directions: The following question is based on the accompanying Documents 1-12. The documents have been edited for the purpose of this exercise. Write your answer on the lined pages of the Section II free-response booklet.This question is designed to test your ability to work with and understand historical documents. Write an essay that:• Provides an appropriate, explicitly stated thesis that directly addresses all parts of the question and does NOT simply restate the question.
• Discusses a majority of the documents individually and specifically.
• Demonstrates understanding of the basic meaning of a majority of the documents.
• Supports the thesis with appropriate interpretations of a majority of the documents.
• Analyzes the documents by explicitly grouping them in at least three appropriate ways.
• Takes into account both the sources of the documents and the authors’ points of view.
You may refer to relevant historical information not mentioned in the documents.
1. Analyze the causes of and the responses to the peasants’ revolts in the German states,1524–1526.Historical Background: In late 1524, peasants, craftsmen, and poor soldiers formed bands and pillaged throughout a large area of the Holy Roman Empire. During the revolt, some of the rebel bands authored statements of grievances called Articles.Although most bands did not coordinate their activities, several groups met in Memmingen, Swabia, during March 1525 at a gathering known as the Peasant Parliament. After a series of battles, the authorities managed to suppress the revolts. More than 100,000 rebels and others were killed.
Group 1:causes -Doc 1, 3, 4, 8, 11
Group 2:responses -Doc 1, 5, 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12
DBQ
The German Peasant Revolt occurred because of poor conditions, a giant separation between the upper and lower class, and because of the
Part A(Suggested writing time—45 minutes)
Percent of Section II score—45
Directions: The following question is based on the accompanying Documents 1-12. The documents have been edited for the purpose of this exercise. Write your answer on the lined pages of the Section II free-response booklet.This question is designed to test your ability to work with and understand historical documents. Write an essay that:• Provides an appropriate, explicitly stated thesis that directly addresses all parts of the question and does NOT simply restate the question.
• Discusses a majority of the documents individually and specifically.
• Demonstrates understanding of the basic meaning of a majority of the documents.
• Supports the thesis with appropriate interpretations of a majority of the documents.
• Analyzes the documents by explicitly grouping them in at least three appropriate ways.
• Takes into account both the sources of the documents and the authors’ points of view.
You may refer to relevant historical information not mentioned in the documents.
1. Analyze the causes of and the responses to the peasants’ revolts in the German states,1524–1526.Historical Background: In late 1524, peasants, craftsmen, and poor soldiers formed bands and pillaged throughout a large area of the Holy Roman Empire. During the revolt, some of the rebel bands authored statements of grievances called Articles.Although most bands did not coordinate their activities, several groups met in Memmingen, Swabia, during March 1525 at a gathering known as the Peasant Parliament. After a series of battles, the authorities managed to suppress the revolts. More than 100,000 rebels and others were killed.
Group 1:causes -Doc 1, 3, 4, 8, 11
Group 2:responses -Doc 1, 5, 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12
DBQ
The German Peasant Revolt occurred because of poor conditions, a giant separation between the upper and lower class, and because of the