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Early Modern Crime: Witchcraft Timeline & Chronology

History
GCSE Grade 8
6 questions
~12 mins
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A timeline and chronology worksheet focusing on the development of attitudes towards witchcraft during the Early Modern period. Students will analyse key events, figures, and laws to understand how perceptions and persecutions evolved.

Topics covered:

#History
#History
#Early Modern Crime
#Standard
#Timeline & Chronology
#Witchcraft
#Describe the key events in the history of witchcraft accusations and persecutions.
#Explain how attitudes towards witchcraft changed over time.
#Compare different periods' responses to witchcraft allegations.
#Analyse the impact of laws and social factors on witch hunts.

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Early Modern Crime: Witchcraft Timeline & Chronology

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Grade GCSE Grade 8
A

Timeline of Witchcraft Accusations and Persecutions

Source A: The Malleus Maleficarum (The Hammer of Witches)

'Witches are the most dangerous of all, for they consort with the devil and seek to harm God's creatures.' Provenance: Published in 1487 by Heinrich Kramer, a Catholic inquisitor.

1.
Outline the key events in the timeline of witchcraft persecutions from 1400 to 1700. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
2.
Compare the attitudes towards witchcraft in the 1500s and 1600s. (6 marks)
[6 marks]
B

Key Figures and Laws in Witchcraft Persecutions

Source B: The Witchcraft Act of 1542

'Any person practicing witchcraft shall be punished by death.' Provenance: Passed by the English Parliament during the reign of Henry VIII.

1.
Explain the significance of the Witchcraft Act of 1542. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
2.
Compare the roles of key figures like Heinrich Kramer and local judges in the witch hunts. (6 marks)
[6 marks]
C

Social and Religious Factors

Source C: Religious Conflict and Witch Persecutions

'The Reformation and religious conflicts fueled fears of heresy and witchcraft, leading to more persecutions.' Provenance: Historian analysis from 2000.

1.
Explain how religious conflicts influenced witchcraft persecutions in the Early Modern period. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
2.
Compare the impact of social factors such as gender and community suspicion on witchcraft accusations. (6 marks)
[6 marks]

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