Witch Hunt WebQuest Lee-English 3 NAME: Period: Date: Witch Hunt WebQuest 1. "How To Spot a Witch" a. List the 4 ways to spot a witch and then briefly discuss something that would be a natural explanation for each of the ways. 1. 2. 3. 4. b. What did the judges do to protect themselves from being bewitched? 2. "Case Study: The European Witch Hunts" at gendercide.org Summary a. About how many people were killed in Europe during this time period for being witches? b. What percentage of these were women? "The Gendercide" c. 2nd Paragraph: Why did most people confess to witchcraft? d. Indented long quote by Steven Katz: Why were women more commonly thought to be witches? What do Eve and Lilith (you probably need to research who she was!) have to do with it? Witch Hunt WebQuest Lee-English 3 Look by the picture of the book "Malleus maleficarum" (This sounds like a spell from Harry Potter!) and read the text next to it. e. What does the title translate to in English? f. List FIVE phrases from the excerpt from the book that describe women: 3. Salemwitchmuseum.com You will need to navigate the “Salem Witch Trials” drop down menu without my help to find the answers to the following questions. a. What is the difference between the "afflicted" and the "accused"? b. How many people were executed? c. Who is the one person who was not hanged? d. How was he killed and why was he killed? On the iPad, you’ll need to use the Find the interactive map in order to answer the following questions: links on the left hand side rather e. In Peabody, what does Mr. Proctor say will cure the girls? than the map itself. f. In North Andover, what did Joseph Ballard accuse the witches of doing? Witch Hunt WebQuest Lee-English 3 Remember c. In Danvers, what color is Rebecca Nurse's house? these names! d. In Danvers, what did the neighbors accuse Bridget Bishop of doing? e. In the parsonage in Danvers, name three things that went on in the house of the town minister (Rev. Parris) that helped start the witch hysteria in Salem. f. In Beverly, Rev. John Hale was the "witch expert" called in to examine anyone accused of witchcraft. What made him change his mind about supporting the trials? g. In Salem, Philip English was the minister of St. Peter's Church. What does the blurb suggest is one of the motives for accusing people in general and specifically the reason for accusing Rev. English? 4. Read "A Devilish Time With Crime in Puritan Colonies." a. List three adjectives that Achorn uses to describe the Puritans. b. What is H.L. Mencken's definition of Puritanism? Witch Hunt WebQuest Lee-English 3 c. How did the Puritans explain sin in their society? d. What happened to disobedient sons who were over 16? e. What are some of the ways the author feels that people like the Puritans still exist today? 5. Read “21st Century Witch Hunts”. a. The article was written in Canberra, Australia; what country are the witch hunts still taking place? b. What emotion seems to be the main reason for the witch hunts? 6. Google a. What is the modern definition of a witch hunt (as opposed to the actual hunting of witches)? .