Main Reasons for the Growth & Decline in the Persecution of Witches

Question 1

Describe the development in the persecution of witches.

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Question 2

How did religious factors lead to the growth in the persecution of witches?

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Question 3

In what ways were religious factors unconvincing as a reason for the growth in persecution of witches?

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Question 4

How did socioeconimic factors lead to the growth in the persecution of witches?

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Question 5

What counter-arguments are there that socio-economic factors lead to the growth in the persecution of witches?

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Question 6

What was the role of women in the growth of persecution of witches?

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Question 7

What was the role of the plague in the persecution of witches?

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Question 8

What was the role of the mini-ice age in the persecution of witches?

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Question 9

What was the role of war in the persecution of witches?

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Question 10

Explain why witchcraft persecutions might have come from above.

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Question 11

Explain why witchcraft persecutions might have come from below.

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Question 12

Describe how legal changes led to a decline in the persecution of witches.

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Question 13

Describe how religious factors led to a decline in the persecution of witches.

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Question 14

Describe how intellectual changes led to a decline in the persecution of witches.

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Question 15

Describe how socioeconomic factors led to a decline in the persecution of witches.

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