Politics and religion played a major role in the European wars of the 16th century. Religious controversies over doctrinal differences led to conflicts between Catholic and Protestant states. Some of the divisions from those religious wars continue to influence Western societies today through their social and political legacies.

1. choose ONE of the discussion topics. half page, within resource
What role did politics, economics, social conditions, and
religion (choose 2 elements) play in the European wars of the
16th century?
How are the religious controversies, which led to wars, in the
16th century related to the religious and social conditions in the
Western world today?