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German Rebellions Dbq

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In the early 1500s there were both economic and religious causes of German peasants revolts along with negative and positive responses to these rebellions. Germany in the early 1500s was fragmented by religion and social class. Revolts among the lower classes became relevant after the Renaissance, the posting of Martin Luther’s 95 theses in 1517, and after the Edict and Diet of Worms in 1521. Since the idea of humanism and the formation of the Protestant branch of religion, the peasants of Germany were dissatisfied with their religious and economic lives which led to revolts. As a result, several world leaders opinionated their different views which consisted of wether the rebellions in Germany were harmful or beneficial to the community. …show more content…

Thomas Muntzer supported the rebellions, he believed countries had finally stopped resisting God’s Will, and he supported the peasants taking down the unethical upper class (Doc 4). As a protestant preacher, Muntzer strived to kindle rebellions because he yearned for a drastic religious reform of the corrupt Catholic church (POV). Being the man that started the Reformation, Martin Luther supported the development of a new religion, but he did not support the violent process the peasants were using to further the reform (Doc 5). Luther was a man of strong faith and he understood that killing nobles, even if it was for God, was unchristian, therefore he didn’t endorse the German peasant revolts even though they were in his name (POV). Caspar Nutzel, similar to Luther, responded to the uprisings by saying that the authorities had been very suppressive, but the peasants did cross a line with their improper conduct (Doc 6). In 1526, the Decree of the Imperial Diet stated that wronged lords and noblemen were allowed to fully regain control of their estates and serfs (Doc 7). This decree was a direct response made by the assembly of imperial councilors and Emperor Charles V; during this time period the council consisted of only nobles and the wealthy, therefore the response toward the rebellions was quite negative because they were the ones being directly affected by the revolts (POV). The population of Germany responded differently to the peasants rebellions based on their viewpoints during that particular time

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In German nobleman Christoffel von Lichtenstein’s legal plea for leniency to Count Wilhelm von Henneberg on August 24, 1525, German peasants’ cruelty and estranged behavior is apparent. From Lichtenstein’s perspective and being a nobleman most anything the peasants did came out as evil and rebellious. He goes to say that even though he had grown up with peasants’ parents, and was a very old age, this held nothing with the peasants and that they went on to force him into signing an allegiance to them. In the last year that would experience the terrible rebellions committed by the peasants, most of them in southern Germany, Emperor Charles V and the formal assembly of imperial councilors and officials advising Emperor Charles V came to the

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The Protestant Reformation had a huge impact in all Europe in the sixteen century, but which ones were the factors that lead to it? It is very important to highlight that the European Christianity was falling into a noticeable corruption of its popes and some other high position members. Robbery, and even warriors were among of some factors that took the Cristian Church to a declining path. One of these examples was the Pope Julius II, which one won the nickname “the warrior pope” because he led armies against people. Furthermore, the church was not the only factor promoting this reformation, some other social changes were occurring with the masses in Europe; many of the peasants were being free especially in the western Europe.

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Furthermore, being a peasant was not a choice for peasants. Articles of the Peasants of Memmingen refers to Christ sacrificing blood for both the peasants and the emperor (Document 5). His say is that if God discriminated peasants like people do then he wouldn’t have offered them the same thing as he offered the

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Document five said, “The peasants forgot their place, violently took matters into their own hands and are robbing and raging like mad dogs.”, meaning that the peasants needed to take a different route of speaking their mind. Document Five also says that the peasants are acting devilish, unchristian,and needs to be put back into place. At the end, Document Seven states, “Imperial Majesty expressly commanded that earnest examination be made so that such disturbance and rebellion be prevented in the future.” and, “...each authority shall have power to restore to their previous honorable estate and those subjects who have surrendered unconditionally and been punished.”. So it meant that the emperor demanded that authorities gets their power back and whoever supported or acted with the peasants will be punished.

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Document 2 and 3 both share statements from German peasants at the time that explain their the mistreatment by their lords and their desire to be released from their serfdom which led to their revolts. Both documents are reliable sources due to the fact that they are from a group of peasants that were directly affected. There is bias towards their side of the argument, but it is reasonable evidence for that side of the argument. Document 2 states, “Lords should no longer try to force more services or other dues from peasants with compensation” (2). The lords, as stated by the evidence, were overworking the peasants and rejecting their desire for compensation.

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These conditions made the German people feel weak, insignificant, and

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The second document in this group is document 6, which is of Caspar Nutzel, in a letter to the Duke of Prussia. He says that the peasants have indeed stepped over the line with their terrible behavior, and that no one could deny how excessively the authorities have torn the hair out of their subjects instead of aiding them. Caspar is condemning not only the peasants but also the authorities, and one reason for Caspar saying this is that he wants to show the Duke what was really going on during this time, and how other authorities were treating their subjects. The final document in this group is that of document 7, which is the Decree of the Imperial Diet. The Decree of the Imperial Diet was

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We will be obedient to all authority appointed by God” (Doc 3) This again attributes the reasons, and ideas, of the peasants to take action in the war, was that of God, though for the reason of him being the only authority they would accept. Since this document was written by peasants it is reasonable for the Peasant Parliament to take the perspective to submit only to God. Leonhard van Eck also echoed the reasoning behind the rebellion in a report to Duke Ludwig of Bavaria “the peasants relate the majority of their demands to the Word of God, the Gospel, and brotherly love” (Doc 1) This helped accentuate the reasoning behind the rebellion, and that the peasants felt justified in their

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Martin Luther was very angry about this, he believed that they forgot their place in the society, and how they are just peasants, nothing more (Document 5). Luther believed they were liars, and their Articles were not inspired by God. Lastly, Caspar Nützel hoped that God would grant peace throughout the society. As said by him in document 6, “It is indeed true that the poor, blind, and ignorant peasants have overstepped the mark with their unseemly behavior.” Caspar’s perspective of religion, along with the others, caused the uprising of peasants in

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That, “for no matter how right you are, it is not for a Christian to appeal to law, or to fight, but rather to suffer wrong and endure evil; and there is no other way.” Luther tells the peasants God will punish the wicked in the afterlife and save the good in heaven. Thomas Müntzer, has a different opinion from Luther. While Müntzer did not issue an official written response to the “The Twelve Articles of Peasantry,” he was a leader of the Peasant War and did write “Manifesto to the Miners” about the revolt.

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Reformation In our religious history people have made many sacrifices which led to death,war,and hardships that resulted in the reformation. For example, it took one man who was a part of the catholic church to stand up against all the wrongdoings of the catholic church and led to the reformation movement. A simple man who stood up for what he believed in inspired another and expanded his discoveries. These guys made sacrifices for the greater good, but like always there was one who did things for selfish reasons. The three individuals who contributed to the reformation were Martin Luther in Germany, John Calvin in Switzerland, and King Henry in Britain.

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During 1524-1526, german peasants began to revolt against nobility in pursuit of being freed from serfdom. It took place throughout the city states in the Holy Roman Empire and the goal was to create a Peasant Parliament and voice their grievances in the Twelve Articles of the Swabian Peasants. The revolts were mainly caused by the incorrect interpretation of Lutheran ideals and other economical reasons. The responses to the revolts ranfged from being slightly sympathetic or having positive reactions, to condemning them, or having negative reactions, much like Martin Luther did. Many of the revolts correlated to Luther's writings of freedom of religion, however not freedom from authority which Luther did believe in.

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The opposition Luther took against the Church soon had an instant impact on peasants. Individuals began to form opinions on both political and religious fields, but they had failed to interpret the beliefs of Luther correctly.

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His words were met with a lot of excitement and actually led to townspeople fighting people of higher power and standing. Martin Luther shut this down immediately and encouraged them to kill any of the peasants/townspeople that way things did not become too out of

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