Ap Euro Peasant Rebellion Comparision
DBQ: Peasants’ revolts
From 1524 to 1526 peasant revolts were occurring throughout the German states. Many causes and responses brewed out of these revolts. One cause is from religion issues (1,3,6) , Luther’s idea of equality. Another cause is the peasant gaining power (2,8,9). As a result of these causes came out response, the most common response was riots and chaos (5,11,7). These revolts would end in thousands of rebel deaths and others are also killed.
In the early 1500s religious reforms were constant throughout all of Germany, including the ideas of Martin Luther. Martin Luther brought the idea of equality to the peasants (1,3,6) , which in term started the revolts. In document 1 Leonhard van Eck states that the peasants were blinded and led astray into believing these ideas. Eck thinks the peasants used Luther as a rebellion starter, but Eck is a noble. He is very likely to state such things because the revolts are most likely hurting him financially, and he does not want to support the peasants for fear of a major fall if the peasant revolts fail. Document 3 is also a case for equality, it is from the peasants themselves saying they are tired of being treated like this and rebel for equality, and that we are equal in the eyes of the Lord and so we should be in yours. Although, since the document itself is written by the peasants they could be saying all of that just to gain more supporters for their cause of rebelling. Document 6 is almost a parallel of 3 in that the reason to revolt is for equality. Munstzer is not a peasant but is supporting the peasants’ revolts; he encourages them to take down the towers of the nobles to the ground. His letter is an open and public letter most likely to get more people to see it; also he uses the aspect of religion in it, “God’s will”. He probably just wants people to follow him and his religion. Throughout the 16th century peasants got the idea and encouragement to revolt though the equality ideas of Luther.
From 1524 to 1526 peasant revolts were occurring throughout the German states. Many causes and responses brewed out of these revolts. One cause is from religion issues (1,3,6) , Luther’s idea of equality. Another cause is the peasant gaining power (2,8,9). As a result of these causes came out response, the most common response was riots and chaos (5,11,7). These revolts would end in thousands of rebel deaths and others are also killed.
In the early 1500s religious reforms were constant throughout all of Germany, including the ideas of Martin Luther. Martin Luther brought the idea of equality to the peasants (1,3,6) , which in term started the revolts. In document 1 Leonhard van Eck states that the peasants were blinded and led astray into believing these ideas. Eck thinks the peasants used Luther as a rebellion starter, but Eck is a noble. He is very likely to state such things because the revolts are most likely hurting him financially, and he does not want to support the peasants for fear of a major fall if the peasant revolts fail. Document 3 is also a case for equality, it is from the peasants themselves saying they are tired of being treated like this and rebel for equality, and that we are equal in the eyes of the Lord and so we should be in yours. Although, since the document itself is written by the peasants they could be saying all of that just to gain more supporters for their cause of rebelling. Document 6 is almost a parallel of 3 in that the reason to revolt is for equality. Munstzer is not a peasant but is supporting the peasants’ revolts; he encourages them to take down the towers of the nobles to the ground. His letter is an open and public letter most likely to get more people to see it; also he uses the aspect of religion in it, “God’s will”. He probably just wants people to follow him and his religion. Throughout the 16th century peasants got the idea and encouragement to revolt though the equality ideas of Luther.