Students discuss what satyagraha is understanding that it is the driving force which enables social reform. For this social science lesson, students try to internalize the principles of nonviolence on an individual level and then a...

Students work with a partner to research a historical figure. Using the Internet, they also research the history of the country the important figure came from. They role-play the role of the figure and a reporter. They must ask...

Who's who in World History? Help your historians keep track of major figures with this World History People Review, where students match 96 world figures to the appropriate descriptions. The matching questions are grouped by historical...

Martin Luther, leading activist in the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century because of his disagreement with the practices of the Catholic church of the era, is featured in this PowerPoint presentation.

Read about Martin Luther, a German monk in the sixteenth century who spoke out about the abuses of the Roman Catholic Church. He also used the printing press, which had been recently invented, to spread his ideas more widely and thus...

Martin Luther was the impetus for the Reformation that would set the scene for religious wars for years to come. With his list of 95 Theses, Martin Luther argued against many Catholic practices of his day including indulgences. Study his...

Chapter 17 of a textbook on world history (36 pages). Includes a Renaissance timeline and map. Looks at the conditions that led to the Italian Renaissance, major artists, writers, the Northern Renaissance, the Elizabethan Age, the...

[Free Registration/Login Required] How do you consider contrasting stories by the same author? This lesson and supporting resources help students do just that when studying about Martin Luther breaking from the Catholic Church.

This site from the encyclopedia Wikipedia provides a biography on Martin Luther contains information on his 95 Theses, his being questioned as a heretic and his excommunication, and Luther's antisemitism. Also contains some quotes by...

Recognize and understand the three basic doctrines of Martin Luther. This slideshow is a useful study tool when studying the Reformation of the sixteenth century.

This site features the author Martin Luther including the English and Latin versions of his nonfiction work "95 Theses," a list of 95 propositions for the Protestant Reformation.

An excellent biography of Martin Luther, concentrating on his philosophy and the background from which his ideas were obtained.

Based on a PBS documentary on Martin Luther, this site describes the life of the great Protestant revolutionary. His efforts would change Medieval Europe as well as the dominance of the Catholic Church. Includes a fun interactive game...

Discusses the life and significance of Martin Luther in a brief biography.

Review history with this site to see how Luther attracted a following to form Lutheranism. Learn how Luther's teaching came at the right time and made people leave the Roman Church. Understand that Luther preached peace and didn't...

Includes links to primary documents of the Protestant reformation. Links to essays and a photo gallery. Some links to sites in German.

"The Law and the Gospel" is the single most influential image of the Lutheran Reformation. It represents Lucas Cranach's pictorial translation of Martin Luther's unique understanding of salvation. The painting interprets the roles of...

Find two lesson plans developed for the PBS documentary "Martin Luther: The Reluctant Revolutionary" about the life and work of the man who instigated the Protestant Reformation.? The first has students theorizing about the impact of...

Learn about the Religious Reformation in Europe that allowed for the spread of new ideas in both science and religion.

Excellent introduction to the exciting life and influential writings of Martin Luther. Article outlines the history of Luther's enormous contribution to the Protestant Reformation. Also briefly explains his central theological ideas.

A brief explanation of the Reformation along with pictures of significant manuscripts and letters of the reformers from the Treasures of Saxon State Library at the Library of Congress.

Kids learn about the Reformation of the church during the Renaissance. Site explores what it was and who was Martin Luther?

From a chapter on "Early Globalization: The Atlantic World," this section explains the changes brought by the Protestant Reformation and how it influenced the development of the Atlantic World while describing Spain's response to the...

In this module, students will read primary and secondary sources about events from the Reformation movement. They will identify the central ideas of the texts, and cite evidence from the text that supports the central idea.