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10950281734The Protestant ReformationThe Splitting of Catholic Christianity0
10950281735Antecedents and CausesThe great Schism, Black death, the secularism of the Renaissance and new monarchs, corruption in society, the printing press causing growing literature, and church corruption'1
10950281736Lay PietyEurope was becoming more religious, and everyone (commoners mostly) who weren't part of the church hierarchy were becoming more religious. These people were not in the church but were practicing religion without it.2
10950281737John WycliffeHe was a trained priest but became a heretic after coming up with ideas against the church. He would have been killed but was protected by the nobles. He founded the Lollards.3
10950281738John HusWas inspired by Wycliffe. He challenged the church and is eventually burned at the stake. Started the Hussites who were his followers and had an army that fought back with the church until the church gave them a compromise.4
10950281739TransubstantiationA change in a substance wine and bread symbolizing the body and blood of Christ.5
10950281740B. The Northern RenaissanceVery focused on religious reform. It sets us up for the reformation. It is the dark side of the Renaissance.6
10950281741Christian HumanismA humanist who writes about religious and social issues, and thinks they need a social reform. Driven by religion.7
10950281742ErasmusKnown as the prince of Humanists and is liked by many people/ He translated the new testament to greek and Latin and wanted to get rid of errors. He wrote to books one being the praise of Folly. The praise of folly makes fun of everyone and makes Catholics mad.8
10950281743Thomas MoreHe is a humanist lawyer. He uses courts to stop protestants. He writes Utopia and it's about a perfect world that doesn't have Christianity.9
10950281798C. The Lutheran Reformation10
10950281744Martin LutherA commoner, comes from a peasant family. He went to study law but wasn't happy and becomes a monk. He still wasn't happy so he became a teacher.11
10950281745IndulgencesThe issue that starts the whole explosion of reformation. The Catholic Church was giving indulgences to peasants as a way for them to buy their way to heaven and Luther hated this. Luther put up the 95 theses a list of all the things wrong with indulgences. He didn't think the list was a big deal but it ended up making him famous, and the church mad at him.12
10950281746Emperor Charles VHe's the HRE and the only one with power over Luther. He is Catholic and could have elected Luther, but is too busy.13
10950281799German Princes and Frederick the Wise - Frederick the Wise is the ruler of Saxony and protects Martin Luther. Charles needed Frederick's support, so he didn't hurt Luther.14
10950281747Sola FideSalvation by faith alone, you go to heaven by faith.15
10950281748Clerical MarriageClergy members can get married16
10950281749Sola ScripturaDoctrine must be based on Scripture17
10950281750Diet of WormsThe diet that decides to excommunicate Luther18
10950281751Vernacular Bible in Germancreated a sense of nationalism19
10950281752The Peasants Revolta group of peasants attacked church and nobles, 100,000 peasant deaths, strengthened state power20
10950281753D. SwitzerlandLed by Ulrich Zwingli, Religious conflicts resulting in two wars21
10950281754theocracyrule by religion22
10950281755The Colloquy of MarburgConflicting opinion on communion, mass, and baptism between Zurich and Martin Luther.23
10950281756Transubstantiationthe conversion of the substance into the body and blood of Christ24
10950281757John CalvinHe developed Calvinism. Believed in predestination, meaning that your fate is predetermined.25
10950281758The electPeople who are predestined to go to heaven.26
10950281759AnabaptistsBelieved that baptism is only valid when the candidate wants to be baptized.27
10950281760E. EnglandMotivated by: want for church wealth, sovereignty, church wealth28
10950281761Henry VIIICatholic, defender of the faith, man wife, cause break from Rome, now head of the church, 1534 act of supremacy.29
10950281762Church of Englandmade Henry head of the church30
10950281763Episcopal systembishops, state-controlled, limited reforms, emphasized the divine right31
10950281764Abolition of Monasteriesseizes church land32
10950281800F. Protestant33
10950281765Cuis Regio eisus religioHe who rules his religion. The prince's can choose which religion they want their area to be.34
109502817662.Catholic ReformationChanges made within the Church.35
10950281767Counter-ReformationHow the Catholics responded to the protestants outside the church.36
10950281768Pope Paul IIIKnown as the first modern pope.37
10950281769The Council Of TrentOnly does things the pope wants. Reacts to the protestants. Says that they won't compromise on doctrine, end Simony, end pluralism, and make it more centralized.38
10950281770The index of Prohibited BooksThey write a list of books that shouldn't be allowed in the Catholic world39
10950281771B. New Religious OrdersHopes to make church stronger/40
10950281801Ignatius of Loyola- The society of Jesus. Ignatius was from Spain and was a soldier but later became a priest. He brought with him the soldiers ideas and wanted to aggressively take on protestants. He started the Jesuits who are a group of priests who go out in the world to spread Catholicism.41
10950281772C. Baroque ArtVery dramatic, very dark with light contrasts, not organized, very chaotic42
10950281773BerniniMost famous baroque artists. Best known for architecture but did everything. Makes The Colonnade at St Peter's which is circular outside the church, and makes the Ecstacy of St Theresa: St theresa was from spain and founded a new group of nuns. She wrote about religious visions. The Sculpture was of her having a religious vision. It was edgy and over the top.43
109502817743. The wars of ReligionThey are never just about religion.44
10950281775CausesA climate of Violence- European society in this period was very violent and torture was common for small offences.45
10950281802Religious Conflicts- Religious extremism made things worse46
10950281776Growing state power and competitionSome monarchs had very strong opions on religion. Some monarchs saw religious conflict as an oppurtunity to grow state power.47
10950281803Ethnic And regional differences48
10950281804The witchcraft Hysteria49
10950281805This wasn't a war but the big wave of witchcraft trials happened at this time. They were held by state authorities. Most common victoms were older woman.50
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10950281777B. Central EuropeIn germany first religious violence happens.52
10950281778The Peasants revoltPeasants led by preachers revolting against the nobility. Eventually the nobles beat the peasants. One of the peasants writes the twelve articles of the peasants. They mostly were not religion based.53
10950281779SwitzerlandMany tensions between Cantons and when religion is thrown in war starts.54
10950281780HRE- The peace of AugsburgPrinces choice the religion of their lands. Tolerance was only for the prince. They recognized Lutherans, but not Calvinists. Charles retired and divided his position between his son and brother.55
10950281781C. The French Wars of ReligionThe pope, Francis I was not very tolerant of religion. He hated Huguenots.56
10950281782Huguenots5 to 10 percent of the pop. They are Calvinists and are nobles57
10950281783The Saint Bartholomew's day MassacreHuge Massacre done by Guisse, killing protestants at henry's wedding. Starts a civil war and leaves France a mess.58
10950281784Henry of NavarreMan who takes control of france after the old leader is assassinated, and converts to Catholicism, and starts the Burden dynasty. He becomes Henry IV.59
10950281785PolitiquespEOPLE IN a position of power who put their state above all else60
10950281786Edict Of NantesGrants Toleration for the Huguenots. The huguenots were allowed to be armed in their towns to protect themselves. They were allowed to have schools, but Catholicism is still the official religion of France61
10950281787Philip II of Spain and the NetherlandsPhilip the second is the king of Spain. He is catholic and not a politique. The seventeen provinces: Netherland, Belgium are under spanish rule.62
10950281788The Dutch RevoltAlso known as the 80 years war. This was Calvinism against Catholicism. Local knights against the government. Dutch Nationalism vs. Spain.63
10950281789William the SilentThe house of Orange. The leader of Protestant resistance. He became the ruler of the netherlands and said people had to be catholic and then was assassinated.64
10950281790F. EnglandElizabeth is queen of England and is protestant. Catholics in England and the Spanish all wanted Mary to be queen because she was Catholic. Elizabeth had her executed. Pirates were hurting Spanish ships and Elizabeth didn't do anything so Philip sent the Spanish Armada.65
10950281791Elizabeth IProtestant. Religious policy: moderate protestantism.Limited tolerance of Catholics and radical protestants. Became queen on England and was protestant66
10950281792Mary ICatholic resistance, executed in 1587. She liked Catholicism and wanted to reverse the reformation.67
10950281793The Spanish ArmadaPart of the wars of religion. An attempt by Philip to move England back to Catholicism. The Spanish were very unprepared but invaded England and lost very badly.68
10950281794G. The Thirty Years WarThis ends the wars on religion. Started with Habsburgs didn't give the calvinists control over the empire. Ferdinand becomes king of bohemia, and sends some of his men to bohemia to convert them. Bohemians throw the men out of windows. Ferdinand is mad and invades, and beats the bohemians. They beat the bohemians and then start beating people across the empire. The swedens come in and have a modern army and defend protestantism. The french back off the protestants until they make a treaty.69
10950281795The defenestration of PragueThe local ambassadors in Bohemia throw all of ferdinand's ambassadors out a window. \70
10950281796Gustavus AdolphusThe king of Sweden. Organized the state resources to go to the army and used the first modern army71
10950281797The Peace of WestphaliaA compromise treaty. They said the princes could choose to be catholic, calvinists. Protestants. Netherlands and Switzerland become legally recognized, HRE becomes weak72

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