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CLSM · World History · Progress Check 2
Changes in Catholic Church Power
Read the situation. Connect the ideas. Show how you know.
Name ___________________________Class __________ Date __________
01 Recall, then make a connection.
Jurisdiction
Doctrine
Institutional reform
Distinguish jurisdiction, doctrine, and institutional reform. Why would a change in one dimension of Church authority not prove that every form of Church power disappeared?
Read the situation.
The Reformation challenged Catholic institutions in different ways across Europe. In some places, rulers or communities rejected papal authority; in others,Catholic institutions remained powerful. Religious authority, political jurisdiction, landholding, education, and influence through art were related but not identical forms of power.
02 Organize the information.
A careful institutional study
You want to compare authority before and after a local change.
Arrange the steps.
Find evidence from before and after the change.
Compare official decisions with evidence of implementation.
Explain change, continuity, and remaining uncertainty.
Define the place, period, and dimension of authority.
Write the letters in order:
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Explain why one step or event belongs where you put it.
CLSM · World History · Progress Check 2
What does the evidence show?
Changes in Catholic Church Power
03 Follow the evidence.
Support a response, not only a loss
Claim: “Catholic institutions also responded actively to religious challenges.”
Select all relevant evidence.
Council records reaffirm teachings and set reform measures.
Records document renewed religious education or artistic commissions.
A ruler in one region seizes monastic property.
A map has a decorative border.
Name the useful records and explain how they answer the claim.
04 Apply the idea.
Edit the conclusion
A report uses one monastery’s closure to claim that religious belief ended throughout Europe.
Which revision is warranted?
The closure documents a specific institutional change; broader claims about belief require other evidence.
The closure proves every resident changed beliefs.
Property records can never be useful for religious history.
Choose a conclusion and explain why it fits the situation.
05 Carry the idea forward.
Write a comparison of two fictional regions, explaining one loss or transfer of authority and one example of continuity or response. Identify the evidence needed to move beyond the fictional model.