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489641479Bad Qualities of the Catholic Church 1400 to 1517Low education levels, Immoral clergy, Poor religious leaders, Absenteeism, Low prestige
489641480Poor Religious leaders 1400 to 1517Pius II wrote love stories, Sixtus IV spent a lot of money on art, Innocent III was known for scandal and luxury
489641481AbsenteeismBased on pluralism which was popes having multiple beneficiaries and not attending all of them, Resulted in widespread illiteracy of the priesthood
489641482Reasons for loss of church prestige 1440 to 1517Babylonian captivity where the babylonians captured christians, Pope in Auingnon France, Conciliar Movement
489641483Auignon FranceRomans upset because of location of the Pope, elect a new pope, now there are two popes, elect third pope to overrule the other two popes, didn't work, didn't all agree, caused conciliar movement to have a council run the church, failed
489641484Area of Church Problems 1400 to 1517Administrative and moral issues, NOT DOCTRINAL ISSUES
489641485Good Qualities of the Catholic Church 1400 to 1517Popular, festivals, Ecumenical Council, Cardinal Jimenez, Imitation of Christ, Brethren of Common Life
491557118Martin Luther : BackgroundAbuse, Strict, Gained religious experience from schooling in Erfurt, Watched friends die from plague, Decided to become a monk after nearly being struck by lightning, Disobeyed his parents, Married a woman who had once taken monastic vows
491557119Matin Luther : IndulgencesStudied Bible, Could not find Indulgences, Bothered Luther because it implied a limitation on the power of God to determine salvation and give penance, Publishes 95 Thesis
491557120IndulgencesJohann Tetzel spread the idea that buying indulgences would mean spending less time in purgatory, you can buy it more relatives and future sins
491557121Luther v. John Eck 1519Result of 95 Thesis, Luther refused to take back what he had stated
491557122Diet of Worms 1521Luther's final break to recant, Luther asserted that he was bound only by the Scriptures and conscience, Luther labeled an outlaw
491557123ProtestantismAny religion which goes against the Catholic Church
491557124Confession of Augsburg 1530Luther defines Lutheranism, salvation by faith alone, religious authority rests in Bible, Church is a community of believers, all vocations have merit, Only 3 sacraments of Baptism, Confession, Eucharist, Consubstantration
491557125ConsubstantrationLutheran belief that Eucharist is not an actual transformation but merely a symbolic presence
491557126Social Impact of Luther's ActionsStandard version of German, Home becomes opposite of work, Protestant schools established, Education, literate, business classes all join Luther
491557127Martin Luther : General ViewsHated the Jews, Marriage is a women's career, Sexist
491557128The Spread of LutheranismLuther a good writer and speaker, Invention of the printing press, pulpit (taught in church), On Christian Liberty, 12 Articles, An Admonition of Peace, Against the Thieving Murderous Hordes or Peasants
491557129On Christian Liberty 1520A Christian man is subject to no one
49155713012 ArticlesBy Swabian Peasants, Demands to make peasant life more enjoyable
491557131An Admonition of Peace 1525Nothing is worth force, Rebellion is bad, Peasants took this as a hint to rebel against the nobles
491557132Against the Thieving Murderous Horders of Peasants 1525Nothing is worth force, Luther doesn't like peasants and now wants nobles to suppress the rebelling peasants
491557133Political Impact of Luther's ActionsThe Empire of Charles V, Fighting for religious unity, Religion is a public matter, Ruler determines religions for the area, Religious freedom is not something everyone believed in, Sparks anti-Roman / anti-Catholic sentiment, Appeal to the Christian Nobility of the German Nation, Hapsburg-Valois War allow spread, Peace of Augsburg
491557134Appeal to the Christian Nobility of the German NationPrinces should take church property, abolish indulgences, and get rid of clerical privileges, resulted in the conversion of many princes to lutheranism, some believed some just wanted money
491557135Peace of Augsburg 1555Local prince picks religion between catholic or lutheran, supposed to bring peace but it didnt
491557136First country to adapt ___ as their official languageNorway
491557137Calvinism : Founder and BeliefsJohn Calvin, Predestination
491557138PredestinationGod determines where you go after death
495122030Geneva is this religionCalvinist
495122031Institutes of the Christian FaithBook by Calvin, God is all knowing and all powerful, Power rests in God, Man has no free will
495122032Genevan CatechismBook by Calvin, Mapped out what Calvinist was, Was a series of 4 questions and long essay like answers that had to be memorised by all Calvinists, If can't answer questions people were humiliated and/or tortured
495122033Michael ServetusCatholic, Became Calvinist upon coming to Geneva, Left Geneva and was burnt at the stake
495122034Anabaptists : Beliefs"To baptise again", Adult baptism, Voluntary association, Separation of church and state, Radical and extreme, Influenced Quakers, Baptists, Congregationalists
495122035ZwingliSwiss, Similar beliefs to Luther but was a fighter
495122036Lollardy and WhycliffSame ideas as Luther from a long time ago, No one listened to them
495122037Marriages of Henry VIIICatherine of Aragon (Mary), Anne Boleyn (Elizabeth), Jane Seymour (Edward), Anne of Cleaves, Katherine Howard, Katherine Parr
495122038Act in Restraint of Appeals 1533If you don't like a decision, come and talk about it
495122039Act of Submission of the Clergy 1534Henry is in charge
495122040The Supremacy Act 1534Henry is Pope of England and the Anglican Church
495122041Impact of Henry's ActionsDissolution of the monasteries, Protestant literature circulates, Cromwell centralized Henry's rule to deal with land issues, Act of Succession, Edward becomes king 1547, Mary takes over 1553, Elizabeth takes over 1558
495122042Dissolution of the monasteriesThomas Cromwell as a leader, Taking over monastic land to make money, Some support, some had no idea, Some angry (Pilgrimage of Grace)
495122043Pilgrimage of GraceAnti Anglican Revolt, Attempt to overthrow Henry, Bloodbath
495122044Act of SuccessionEdward I to take over, then Edwards' kids, then Mary and Elizabeth
495122045Book of Common PrayerBook written by Thomas Cranmer, the Anglican Church is the first step in becoming different
495122046Reign under Mary (1553-1558)Attempt to kill Protestants, 2000 people burned, Bloody Mary, Died after 5 years of disease, Restored Catholic faith
495122047Reign under Elizabeth (1558-1603)Elizabethan Settlement, Attempt to make everyone happy
495122048Elizabethan SettlementEveryone is officially Anglican, Allowed to worship other religions in privacy of home
495122049Religion in ScotlandJohn Know establishes Calvinism
495122050Catholic ReformationFailed attempt at renewal through spiritual fervor because the popes are slow to make reform due to the conciliar movement, Lateran Council made small reforms in an attempt the fix corruption such as pawn shops
495122051Catholic-Counter ReformationAttempt to convince heretics, Council of Trent, Goals to reform abuses with the church, confirm the Church's basic rules, the stemming of the spread of Protestantism, the suppression of heresy
495122052Council of Trent (1545-1563)Failed doctrinal attempt to reform church and reconcile with Protestants, Successful attempts in reforms, schools, and strengthening church discipline
495238869Tridentine DecreePope has to go to church every three years
495238870Tametsi DecreeHad to be married in Catholic Church for it to be legal
495238871Religious OrdersGroups of people trying to convert others back to Catholic, Angela Merici, Society of Jesuits, Congregation of the Holy Office
495238872Angela MericiTaught girls to be good Catholics, Plus for women education, Ursuline Order of Nuns
495238873Society of JesusJesuits, Ignatius Loyola, Incredibly successful missionaries, Powerful organisation, Converted people to Catholicism, Respected more than Pope, Best schools
495238874Congregation of the Holy OfficeTortured and killed people who don't get it, Inquisition in Italy, Attempt to restore Catholicism, Index of Prohibited Books
495238875Religious Wars and Expanded EmpiresTreaty of Cateau, Wars bigger, Armies bigger, More expensive, Beginning of modern warfare / modern technology
495238876Treaty of CateauEnded dynastic wars and begins wars of religion and politics
495238877Francis I (1515-1547)French language became official language of new royal law courts, Makes lots of money, Taille tax gives some money to armies, Concord of Bologna, Repeals Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges
495238878Concord of BolognaMakes France officially Catholic, 10% of all French nobility were Huguenots
495238879Henry II (1547-1559)3 feeble sons, Francis II, Charles IX, Henry III, Nobles take advantage of feebleness and become Huguenot
495238880St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre (August 24 1572)Catholics attack Calvinists, Was intended to be reconciliation event, Marriage of Catholic Margaret of Valois to Huguenot King Henry Of Narvarre, Catholic Henry of Guise attacks liberal advisor of Henry of Navarra, Launches War of the Three Henry's
495238881War of the Three Henry's (1574-1576)Between August 25 and October 3, 12000 Huguenots were killed, Henry III assassinated, Henry of Navarre becomes king in 1576, in Peace of Beaulieu Henry of Navarre becomes Henry IX
495238882Politiques in FranceAttempt to save France from violence, "Paris is worth a mass" Henry IX becomes Catholic to peacefully rule France, Edict of Nantes
495238883Edict of Nantes (1598)Deal with Huguenots, Gives them 200 cities, Can live there and be protected while being Huguenots
495238884Amsterdam and AntwerpReplaced Venice and Florence as the most prosperous cities in Europe, Welcomed all religions, 17 different provinces with their own rights, Charles X and money unite them, Charles retires in 1556, Splits empire with west going to Phillip II and east going to brother Ferdinand, Phillip didn't like the mixed religions, Gives the Netherlands to Margaret, Introduced Inquisition, Council of Blood
495238885Thirty Years War : PhasesBohemian, Danish, Swedish, French / International
495238886Thirty Years War : CausesFerdinand got land from Charles V, Wants to make land Catholic, Bohemian King was Calvinist, Said no, Defenstration, Thrown out window, Didn't die
495332676Thirty Years War : Battle of Witch Mountainin Bohemian Phase, Win for Catholics
495332677Thirty Years War : Battles and Key PointsBattle of Witch Mountain, Win for Catholics, Danish and Swedish Protestants revolt, Catholics win again, Edict of Restitution says Calvinism is illegal so they must give land back, Protestant Gustavus Adolphus wins battle of Breitenfeld for the Protestants, Stalemate in war, Beginning of modern warfare, French join in on the Protestant side because they hate the Hapsburgs, Treaty of Westphalia ends war
495332678Treaty of WestphaliaReasserted Peace of Augsburg, Added Calvinism, Everything else left exactly the same
495332679War in the NetherlandsTurns reformation into war of independence, Dutch Will of Orange want independence from Spanish Alexander Farness, Farness fights his way North, Takes over 10 Southern provinces, Cannot defeat 7 Northern provinces, Union of Utrecht 1580
495332680Union of Utrecht 1580The Southern Provinces become the Spanish Netherlands, The Northern Provinces become the Union of Utrecht or the Netherlands, Independence not officially recognized until 1648 in the Treaty of Westphalia
4953326813 Reasons why Elizabeth helped the DutchWanted Dutch to win to increase trade, Believes Farness would come after her next to win England, Fear of Catholic comeback
495332682Mary Queen of Scots and the ExecutionElizabeth assassinates Mary, Final straw for Philip II, Attempt to finish off Elizabeth, Releases the Spanish Armada 1588, The English defeat the Spanish Armada in the Battle of the English Channel, Historical turning point
495332683Economic Impact of Spain's Discoveries16th Century is Spain's "Golden Age", Population increase, Decline in economy due to lack of middle class, Inflation and Price Revolution, Beginning of a global economy
495332684The Colonial Administration4 viceroyalties (states) (called corregidores in Portugal), Intendants run the vice royalties, Audencia are judges that enforce the policies, the Quinto is a 1/5 tax on all precious metals
495332685Da GamaReturned from India, Sailed for Portugal
495332686Michel de MontaigneSkepticism, "The Essay"
495332687LiteratureElizabethan and Jacobean Literature, James I and the Bible, Shakespeare
495332688AP DBQ GroupsReligious/Prominent People: 1,2,3,5,7 Personal People: 4,9,10,12 Authoritative Responses: 6,8,11
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495336027pretextdisguise, clean up

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