San Jose City College Comparison of The Cases of Christopher Columbus and Hern N Cort's

Possible topics for the second History 3B paper (7 pages)

1. The Crusades represent a significant moment of contact between Muslims and

European Christians that would shape the relationship between the two for

centuries. What were the social, cultural, and political forces that led to the

Crusades? What were the outcomes of these military campaigns? How was Europe

changed by the Crusades?

2. Although the Protestant Reformation may have begun as a reform movement, it

unleashed a wave of change that swept across Europe. Why did Protestantism

spread so far so quickly? What did the Catholic Church do in response? In what

ways was Protestant an both a reflection and cause of the changes that occurred in

the course of the 16th century?

San Jose City College Comparison of The Cases of Christopher Columbus and Hern N Cort’s