Summative Essay Questions
1) To what extent were concepts of the soul in the late medieval and early modern
period grounded in the ideas of Plato and Aristotle?
2) What evidence can historians use to argue that a sense of self and individuality
developed in early modern Europe?
3) How important was religion in determining early modern identity?
4) How useful are the concepts of nationality and ethnicity in exploring identities in
early modern Europe?
5) What do visual and written sources from the early modern period tell us about the
role and representation of women?
