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Reformation DBQ Notes
Requirements
- Do not restate the question
- Use a majority of the documents
- Show basic comprehension of each document
- Support the thesis with the aforementioned documents
- Analyze the documents and group them/compare them
- Account for author's bias and audience for each document
Prompt
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.
