AMC- From utopia to co-living- What is utopia ?

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1) FIND OUT MORE about the MEANING of UTOPIA

UTOPIA

1) Who coined (=invented) the word Utopia?

• It’s Thomas More who used for the first time the word " Utopia ".

2) What are the Greek origins of the word Utopia ?

• In Greek the word " Utopia " is pronounced " ou-topos" ( no-where)

3) React : what do these origins reveal about the definition of utopian

societies ?
• Behind the word, utopia is describing a visionary system of political and social perfection.
Theyimagine a new society through " utopia"

4) What’s the goal of utopian writings ? How is this goal achieved and
why ?
• The goal of the utopian writings, is to criticize the political regime, but not directly. Like that
thewriters can’t be arrested. They can criticize the political regime with no risks.

2) FIND OUT MORE about KING HENRY VIII

5) - Pick out elements which give you information about the personality
of King Henry VIII.
- Use these elements to explain in your own words what you have
understood about Henry VIII’s personality (use adjectives to qualify
him)
• Henry VIII had a weird personality. In the text we learn, he was a selfish person, we understand
whom everyone was afraid of. So, with that we understand he didn’t like being contradicted, and
he would easily kill his opponents. He was respected because people were afraid of him.
3) FIND OUT MORE about RELIGION under KING HENRY VIII

6) In your own words, explain the impact Henry VIII had on the religious
life of England
• Henry VIII completely changed the religion in the country. He passed from Catholicism, to his
own religion, a religion he created alone: Church of England / Anglican Religion. The major
difference is that the King is at the Head of the religion (it used to be the Pope with Catholicism)

UTOPIA

1) FIND OUT MORE about the MEANING of UTOPIA

1) Who coined (=invented) the word Utopia?

• The word Utopia was first used by Thomas More.

2) What are the Greek origins of the word Utopia ?

• The Greek origins of the word Utopia are ''ou-topos'' which means no-where or ''eu-topos'' which
means a place of happiness.

3) React : what do these origins reveal about the definition of utopian

societies ?
• Utopian societies are societies that are supposed to be places of happiness and peace. Places
where we embrace diversity.

4) What’s the goal of utopian writings ? How is this goal achieved and
why ?
• The goal of utopian writings is to criticize a country or a government in an indirect way. The writers
use this way because they're under a political regime where there's no freedom to express how
you feel about the government of country.
 2) FIND OUT MORE about KING HENRY VIII

5) - Pick out elements which give you information about the personality
of King Henry VIII.
- Use these elements to explain in your own words what you have
understood about Henry VIII’s personality (use adjectives to qualify
him)
• At the end of king Henry VIII’s reign, everyone was deeply afraid of him, mainly due to his
ruthless behavior towards people who did not agree with him. In his thirty-eight year of reign,
over 70,000people were executed.
Henry’s personality was very cruel and violent, if anyone said anything contrary to what he
thought, he would have had them executed.

3) FIND OUT MORE about RELIGION under KING HENRY VIII

6) In your own words, explain the impact Henry VIII had on the religious
life of England
• Henry VIII split off the Roman church from the English church so he could divorce from his wife. He
became the spiritual Head of the English church, replacing the Pope's role. The king also claimed
property upon the land and riches of the church and sold most of it to noblemen. All this started a
centuries long religious conflict in Britain