Cranach Woodcut and Criticism of the Church (practice with Evidence use)
Imagine that you have been given this document to use as evidence in a DBQ. In this activity, I am going to give you the claim statement for an essay question that asks "To what extent was the printing press important in forwarding the ideas of the Reformation." Your claim is "The printing press was crucial in getting the message of the Reformation to illiterate Christians through woodcuts that criticized the Church." In the image on the left, Jesus is seen washing the feet of his disciples (his followers). In the image on the right, the Pope sits on his throne and forces those who come to him to kiss his feet.
Feel free to use these sentence frames:
"The printing press was crucial in getting the message of the Reformation to illiterate Christians through woodcuts that criticized the Church."
(first question) This can be seen in _give the title, date, and artist for the work. (citing the work). One detail in this work that demonstrates the criticism of the Church is __describe a specific detail of the artwork. The purpose of this artwork is to ____________.(this gets you the source analysis point)
(second question) This is a criticism of the Church because ___(hint, contrast the one on the left and the one on the right).
Lucas Cranach the Elder's woodcut "Passionary of the Christ and Antichrist" In the image on the left, Jesus washes the feet of his disciples. In the image on the right, the Pope sits on his throne requiring others to kiss his feet.
Question 1
Identify the 1st example of evidence to support your thesis (and/or topic sentence).
Question 2
Explain how or why the 1st example of evidence supports your thesis.
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