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1242297786430 years war(1618-1648) This Bourbon vs. Habsburg War resulted from a conflict between the Protestant Union and the Catholic League in the Holy Roman Empire0
12422977865Council of TrentCalled by Pope Paul III to reform the church and secure reconciliation with the Protestants. Lutherans and Calvinists did not attend.1
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12422977866Counter-Reformationthe reaction of the Roman Catholic Church to the Reformation reaffirming the veneration of saints and the authority of the Pope (to which Protestants objected)3
12422977867HapsburgsAustrian rulers of the Holy Roman empire and the Netherlands4
12422977868Ignatius of LoyolaFounder of the Jesuits5
12422977869Index of Forbidden BooksWritten by Pope Paul IV as part of the Counter-Reformation. It forbade Catholics from reading books considered "harmful" to faith and morals. This indicates the significance of the printing press in disseminating Reformation ideas.6
12422977870JesuitsAlso known as the Society of Jesus; founded by Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) as a teaching and missionary order to resist the spread of Protestantism.7
12422977871Treaty of WestphaliaEnded Thirty Years War in 1648; granted right to individual rulers within the Holy Roman Empire to choose their own religion-either Protestant or Catholic8
12422977872Which huntsearch9
1242297787395 ThesesIt was nailed to a church door in Wittenberg, Germany in 1517 and is widely seen as being the catalyst that started the Protestant Reformation. It contained Luther's list of accusations against the Roman Catholic Church.10
12422977874AnglicanismA Protestant denomination of the Christian faith founded by Henry VIII in England11
12422977875CalvinismA body of religious teachings based on the ideas of the reformer John Calvin.12
12422977876Cathedral of St. peterThey hired painters and sculptors to beautify churches and spent vast sums to rebuild the Cathedral of St. Peter in Rome13
12422977877Indulgences and purgatoryThose who were not baptized but did not deserve hell (dead babies) or simply didn't deserve heaven either went here (Limbo). By giving money to the Catholic Church, you could get time off for dead relatives. This was one of Martin Luther's complaints, since it was kind of a scam.14
12422977878John Calvin1509-1564. French theologian. Developed the Christian theology known as Calvinism. Attracted Protestant followers with his teachings.15
12422977879King Henry VIIIStarted the Anglican Church because he wasn't granted a divorce. Was excommunicated by the Pope.16
12422977880LutheranismFirst Protestant faith17
12422977881Martin Luthera German monk who became one of the most famous critics of the Roman Catholic Chruch. In 1517, he wrote 95 theses, or statements of belief attacking the church practices.18
12422977882Pope Leo XThis was the pope that used the sale of indulgences to rebuild a basilica and he was also the pope who challenged Martin Luther19
12422977883PredestinationCalvin's religious theory that God has already planned out a person's life.20
12422977884Protestant ReformationA religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches.21
12422977885salvationacceptance into heaven22
12422977886Johann TetzelThe leading seller of Indulgences. Infuriated Luther.23
12422977887alchemymedieval chemistry24
12422977888Francis Bacondeveloped the scientific method25
12422977889Robert BoyleFather of modern chemistry26
12422977890Tycho BraheDanish astronomer who collected data to prove that Copernicus was correct27
12422977891CopernicusHeliocentric theory28
12422977892Heliocentricsun-centered29
12422977893Rene Descartes17th century French philosopher; wrote Discourse on Method; 1st principle "i think therefore i am"; believed mind and matter were completly seperate; known as father of modern rationalism30
12422977894Galileo GalileiItalian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars31
12422977895Geocentric ModelEarth is the center of the Universe32
12422977896Johannes KeplerCreated the laws of planetary motion33
12422977897Lavoisierlaw of conservation of mass34
12422977898LeuwenhoekFirst to observe living cells35
12422977899Issac Newtondescribed the laws of motion and gravity36
12422977900PtolemyAlexandrian astronomer who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until Copernicus (2nd century AD)37
12422977901refracting telescopea telescope that uses a converging lens to collect light.38
12422977902Andreas VesaliusFather of Anatomy39
12422977903American RevolutionThis political revolution began with the Declaration of Independence in 1776 where American colonists sought to balance the power between government and the people and protect the rights of citizens in a democracy.40
12422977904Baroqueoverly decorated41
12422977905Catherine the GreatEmpress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire (1729-1796)42
12422977906Daniel Defoewrote Robinson Crusoe43
12422977907Declaration of Independencethe document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the colonies from Great Britain44
12422977908Diderotencyclopedia45
12422977909Enlightenment despotsAbsolute rulers who used their power to bring about political and social change46
12422977910enlightenmenta movement that emphasized science and reason as guides to help see the world more clearly47
12422977911Fredrick 2King of Prussia48
12422977912French Revolutiona rebellion of French people against their king in 178949
12422974421John LockeEnglish philosopher who argued that people have natural rights50
12422974422Mary WollstonecraftEnglish writer and early feminist who denied male supremacy and advocated equal education for women51
12422974423Natural Laws/Rightscertain rights belong to a human52
12422974424Rococovery highly ornamented53
12422974425Rouseausocial contract54
12422974426Social Contractan implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits55
12422974427Voltaire(1694-1778) French philosopher. He believed that freedom of speech was the best weapon against bad government. He also spoke out against the corruption of the French government, and the intolerance of the Catholic Church.56

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