Dissecting the DBQ

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Dissecting the DBQ

• German Peasants Revolt

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The QuestionIdentifying the task

• Analyze the causes of and the responses to the
  peasants revolts in the German states,
  1524-1526.
• You should underline required tasks.
• Your thesis AND body paragraphs should address
  ALL PARTS of this question.

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A Sample Thesis

• Both religious and economic causes were
  responsible for the German Peasants Revolt.
  Other German citizens had positive, and varying
  degrees of negative responses to these widespread
  rebellions.
• What makes this an effective thesis?
• How can we improve it?

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Grouping Documents (Developing Themes)

• Look to the required tasks of the question to
  help guide how you form groups.
• Your thesis should SET UP your groups. e.g. if we
  take the previous thesis, Both religious and
  economic causes were responsible for the German
  Peasants Revolt. Other German citizens had
  positive, and varying degrees of negative
  responses to these widespread rebellions, this
  group has wisely created 4 groups
• Religious Causes (docs. 1, 3, 6)
• Economic Causes (docs. 2, 8, 5)
• Positive Responses (docs. 5, 6, 10)
• Negative Responses (docs. 8, 11, 4, 9, 7, 12, AND
  10)

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POV??

• WHY does THIS PERSON have the opinion s/he does?
• WHAT PURPOSE does this document serve?
• e.g. As Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V sought to
  maintain his authority over religion and class
• e.g. As a protestant preacher and theologian,
  Muntzer sought to incite an uprising and
  religious reform in the midst of chaos
• e.g. Because Luther had been protected by the
  German princes, he spoke against the peasants who
  had rebelled against these princes in order to
  continue to have the princes protection.
• e.g. The Peasant Parliament of Swabia sought to
  persuade their Lords to heed their demands for
  increased privileges and freedoms by appealing to
  the common Christian faith and beliefs of both
  peasants and lords alike. Lords who refused may
  appear un-Christian.