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224967130Avignon Papacy"Babylonian Captivity", since 1307 the papacy lived in exile in France, greatly damaging the papacy
224967131The Great SchismConflicting French and Italian popes forcing the nations of Europe to choose sides, 3 popes
224967132The Conciliar MovementA reform movement which stated that the authority of spiritual matters was held with the church itself, rather than the pope
224967133Jan HusTranslated the Bible into Czech and was burned at the stake for being a heretic
224967134John WycliffeTranslated Bible from Latin to English and caused a major religious uprising
224967135The Modern DevotionReligious movement to rediscover pious practices, opposing clergy
224967136ErasmusWished to combine classical and Christian ideals
224967137PluralismThe holding of multiple church offices
224967138SimonyThe buying and selling of high church offices
224967139NepotismThe granting of offices to relatives
224967140AbsenteeismNot residing in one's spiritual domain because one held multiple positions
224967141LutherQuestioned not only the practices of the church but condemned it for teaching wrongly
224967142IndulgencesThe belief that a believer could remove all sins that a relative had commit to reduce the time in purgatory, sold to earn enough to beautify Rome
22496714395 ThesesA condemnation of indulgences
224967144Johann TetzelSeller of indulgences authorized by the church
224967145Papal BullIssued by Leo X ordering Martin Luther's works be burned and Luther recant or be excommunicated. Luther publicly burns the letter.
224967146Charles VElected emperor and received Spain, the Netherlands, Austria and Italy, very powerful
224967147Francis IFrench king of the Valois dynasty, sacked by Pope
224967148Diet of WormsConference where Luther presented his views to Charles V and was banned from the church
224967149Luther's Three SolasSola Scriptura- only Christian authority is Bible Sola Fide- salvation comes from faith alone Sola Gratia- salvation comes by the free gift of God's grace
224967150The Peasants' War"Peasants' revolt", the product of longstanding economic grievances and the new religious ideas
224967151Diet of SpeyerThe emperor agreed that each German territory was free to enforce the Edict of Worms (1521) against Luther
224967152Diet of AugsburgAssembly of Protestant and Catholic representatives to address growing religious division
224967153Lutheran Confession of AugsburgA moderate statement of Protestant beliefs that had been spurned by the Emperor at the Diet of Worms
224967154Schmakaldic LeagueA powerful defensive alliance formed by German protestant lands as they prepared for war against the emperor
224967155Peace of AugsburgIt improved the compromise formula Culus Regio, Elus Regillo ("Whose rule, his religious") to divide the Empire between Lutheran and Catholic areas
224967156CalvinChristian humanist who set up his reform movement in Switzerland and provided a boost for the reformation
224967157ZwingliClaimed to preach a reformed message prior to Luther and established a reform movement more radical in style in Zurich
224967158Miguel ServetusExecuted in 1553 in Geneva at the encouragement of John Calvin for "blasphemies against the Holy Trinity"
224967159PredestinationDoctrine at center of Calvin's faith, seeming to deny the existence of human free will
224967160Institutes of Christian ReligionCalvin's great theological work, describing predestination as a doctrine only for mature Christians
224967161AnabaptistsBelieved membership in a Christian community was an adult choice
224967162MünsterGerman city transformed into an Old Testament Theocracy
224967163Henry VIIITolerated little opposition to Catholic Faith, "Defender of Faith", penned a response to Luther's attack of sacraments
224967164Catherine of AragonMarried Henry VIII, had many miscarriages and Henry, receiving no male heir, divorced her
224967165Anne BolynOne of Catherine's lady's in waiting Henry took a fancy to her and broke away from the Catholic church just to divorce Catherine, but in the end, she was beheaded
224967166Cranmer and CromwellPolitical and religious advisors to King Henry VIII
224967167Submission of ClergyPlaced canon law under royal control and thereby clergy under royal jurisdiction
224967168Oath of SupremacyOnly the King is above all
224967169Six ArticlesRules for clergy to not step out of line
224967170Paul IIIPope who called council of Trent and appointed a reform commission
224967171Council of TrentMet over the course of 18 years to reassert church doctrine
224967172Ignatius of LoyolaLeader of Jesuits, believed daily religious exercise would bring you close to God
224967173JesuitsMost successful counter-reformation group
224967174Baroque ArtPresented life in a grandiose 3-D display of raw energy
225042219Wars of ReligionFrench wars of Protestant and Catholic religions (1562-1570)
225042220Philip IIHeir to Habsburg kingdom, very powerful and intelligent, catholic, strong political and military power
225042221Cardinal GranvilleAntoine Perrenot, head of special council in Netherlands, hope to check Protestant gains by internal church reforms
225042222Duke of AlbaWas dispatched to the Netherlands to suppress revolt by Philip II
225042223Council of Troubles (Blood)A special court of justice that ruled over the Netherlands
225042224Battle of Lepanto(1571) Don John's fleet engaged Ottoman navy under Ali Pasha, battle over Mediterranean ending with Spanish victory
225042225Division of Habsburg Empiredynasty split between Austrian and Spanish Habsburgs
225042226William of Orange, The SilentLed opposition to Spanish overlords, placed political autonomy and well-being of Netherlands above religious creeds, member of council of State of Netherlands
225042227Union of ArrasCompromise in between the southern provinces (1579), served cause of Counter-reformation
225042228Union of UtrechtNorthern provinces formed compromise in response to Union of Arras
225042229United ProvincesThe provinces in the Union of Utrecht met and formally decided Philip no longer their ruler, but instead the French duke of Alencon
225042230Twelve Years' TruceGave northern provinces virtual independence
225042231Spanish Netherlandsbegan with Spanish king being a Habsburg and ended with French invasions
225042232Mary Stuart, Queen of ScotsVery French and Catholic, established international French court culture in Scotland, executed by Elizabeth I
225042233Spanish Armada130 ships bearing 25000 sailors and soldiers set off for England from Spain, but English had stunning victory
225042234Henry IIEstablished new measures against Protestants (Edict of Chateaubriand)
225042235Catherine de MediciQueen Mother, Catholic, but allied with Protestants, cunning, ruthless
225042236Francis II/Charles IXOnly reigned one year because of illness and was a minor when King died, had many trusted advisors
225042237HuguenotsGreat number in France, powerful Protestant group
225042238Admiral Colignyleader of Huguenots in 1568, good military strategist, Charles IX's most trusted adviser
225042239Henry IIIsought to steer a middle course in between Huguenots and a radical Catholic League
225042240Henry of Bourbon/Henry of Navarre/ Henry IV of FranceHuguenot, enacted Edict of Nantes, King of France
225229482Guise Family(Catholic League) powerful French Family dominant in Eastern France, could control kings, name associated with militant, reactionary Catholicism
225229483St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre(August 22, 1572) Coligny was shot but not killed (Catherine behind plot), 20000 Huguenots were killed by French Military across France
225229484PolitiquesRulers tended to subordinate theological doctrine to political unity, urging tolerance, moderation, and compromise in religious matters
225229485Resistance Theorybeliefs taken up by Protestants influenced by books
225229486"Paris is well worth a mass"-Henry IV after abandoning the Protestant faith and taking up traditional Catholic beliefs
225229487Edict of Nantes(1588) religious settlement that recognized minority rights but Catholicism was official religion
225229488Elector Palatine (Frederick V)Made Calvinism official religion of his domain
225229489Protestant UnionAlliance that received support from Spain's 16th century enemies (France, England, and Netherlands), lead by Frederick V
225229490Catholic Leagueorganized bu Maximilian I to counter Protestant alliance
225229491Maximilian of BavariaEstablished Catholic League, duke of Bavaria
2252294924 Phases of War-Bohemian (1618-1625)- war between Ferdinand and Protestants -Danish (1625-1629)- Christian IV invaded Germany to resist Protestantism -Swedish (1630-1635)- Gustavus Adolphus II, very Lutheran, good army, vs. Wallenstein -French (1635-1648)- killed 1/3 of German population, just for sake of warfare
225229493"Defenestration of Prague"Protestant nobility threw Ferdinand's regents out a window in response to the revocation of religious freedoms
225229494Ferdinand IIFerdinand of Habsburg, became Holy Roman Emperor in 1619, Bohemians hated him, declared Frederick V King
225229495Christian IV, King of DenmarkLutheran, eager to extend Danish influence, entered Germany, humiliated
225229496Edict of Restitutionthe ruler of a land determines official religion of land
225229497Albrecht von WallensteinPowerful mercenary general who was paid by the emperor to fight for the HRE, he won many important battles against the Protestants.
225229498Gustavus AdolphusVery Lutheran controlled by French Minister Cardinal Richelieu and the Dutch, military genius
225229499Peace of WestphaliaEnded Swedish-French war that killed 1/3 of Germany's population
225229500Mary StuartQueen of Scots, devoutly Catholic, chased from Scotland (1560), accused of plot against cousin Queen Elizabeth, executed (1587), son James VI
225229501Elizabeth IQueen in 1558, Protestant, intelligent, powerful
225229502Bloody Mary(r. 1553-1558) Tudor, married Philip of Spain, Catholic, many Protestants killed, daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon
225229503Babington plotPlot against Elizabeth, cousin Mary Stuart accused of being behind it
225229504Thirty-nine ArticlesA revision of Thomas Cranmer's original 42, made a moderate Protestantism official religion of English church
225229505Presbyterians16th century Puritans, worked through Parliament to create alternative national church of semi-autonomous congregations governed by representative presbyteries
225229506CongregationalistsMost extreme Puritans, wanted every congregation to be autonomous
225229507Sir Francis DrakeCircumnavigated the globe between 1577 and 1580
225229508Treaty of NonsuchAn agreement between England and the Netherlands. England gave money and troops to Netherland in exchange for land. Philip saw this as a declaration of war by England, prompting the Spanish Armada.

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