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5912984515causes of the reformation-church corruption (indulgences) -simony (buying and selling of church positions) -Renaissance (humanism encouraged people to think for themselves) -greed of secular leaders -printing press -church became to powerful0
5913007577who were early reformers?John Wycliffe (England) and John Huss (Bohemia)1
5913017702who was Martin Luther?a reformer that believed that faith alone could lead to salvation, instead of faith and good works, wrote the 95 theses2
5913026886what church did Martin Luther start?the Lutheran church3
5913037115which country is the home of the reformation?germany4
5913044224peasant revolt in 1525condemned by Luther, grew into a civil war in the holy Roman Empire that would last until 15555
5913057046what was the Peace of Augsburg?a new rule saying that each German ruler could decide for his state what faith would be followed6
5913067120northern Germany was mainly...protestant7
5913069659southern Germany was mainly...catholic8
5913073442Roman Catholic Church believed...-faith and good works are needed for salvation -the pope is infallible, has final authority9
5913090967Luther believed...-clergy can marry -faith alone could lead to salvation -no hierarchy in the church -vernacular languages for the Bible (translated from latin to German)10
5913116098John Calvin/ Calvinism believed...agreed with Luther on justification by faith but believed that salvation is predestined, from Switzerland, followers= prebysterians (in Scotland) Huguenots (in France)11
5913137006Anabaptists believed...-adult baptism -persecuted by both protestants and catholics -avoided sinful would and lived in small communities12
5913160436Anglicanism/Church of England believed...-an act of supremacy declared the King of England and the leader of the church -king Henry the eighth founded it after his divorce13
5913184789Elizabeth the I-Church of England -Renaissance reaches its height -1st attempted colony -defeated Phillip the II's Spanish Armada in 158814
5913207373peasant revolt 1525=Peace of Augsburg- German states decided religion15
5913213328French wars of religion=edict of Nantes- allowed for religious tolerance16
5913225419thirty years war=peace of Westphalia17
5913234575during the catholic reformation what did the council of Trent reform?they abolished indulgences and educated priests, everything else was reaffirmed18
5913247488what was the society of Jesus?-formed by Ignatius of Loyola -jesuits -they were missionaries who spread the "new" Catholicism19
5913265721Francis Xavier and Matteo Riccifrancis= mallacca, moluccas, and Japan ricci= china20
5913279501what was the cause of the 30 years war?HRE (hapsburgs) wanted subjects to return to catholicism; much of Europe involved21
5913291585what was the effect of the 30 years war?Peace of Westphalia: weakens the HRE, German states become independent (Prussia), Switzerland becomes independent, conflict becomes political and economic NOT religious22
5913312765what is absolutism?a king or a queen who held all the power with their state's boundaries, their goal was to control every aspect of society: economic, religious, and political23
5913328006what is divine right?the idea that God created the monarchy and the monarch acted as God's representative on earth, answered only to God to to his/her subjects24
5913348222absolutism in france- Henry IV founds bourbon dynasty on absolutist values -issues with the edict of Nantes: protestants may worship in fancy without persecution25
5913366073Louis XIV-continues the use of intendants -revokes the edict of Nantes -effectively ends feudalism in France - "L'état c'est moi" the state is I -built the palace of Versallies, made nobles live there to restrict their power, versallies was a theater state26
5913403210who did Louis appoint as his finance minister?Jean Baptist Corbert, a mecantilist27
5913421864what did Ivan III of Russia do?-conquerred territory around Moscow -liberated Russia from mongol rule -centralized Russian government28
5913432778Ivan the terrible-power in 1553 -spent his childhood fighting off enemies -bad period began after his wife died -created a police force to kill anyone he chose -killed his eldest son in an argument -he died then weak son came into power..he died -period of turmoil, boyars fight for power29
5913439025who were the boyars?the Russian nobility30
5913466221micheal romanovcame into power after Ivan the terrible son in 1613, began the Romanov dynasty31
5913477012Russia was...-much different from Western Europe -serfdom lasted until mid 1800's -russia had come into little contact with Europe -Russians were orthodox christians32
5913496469Peter the Great-an absolute monarch from Russia -main goal was to westernize russia -modernized army and moved capital to St. Petersburg33
5913522965who becomes king of England after Elizabeth I dies?James I, cousin and formally the king of Scotland34
5913530261James I-was an absolute monarch -threatened the Puritans35
5913538789who were the Puritans?anti-catholic people who wanted to get rid of the catholic elements36
5913546062Charles I-James I son -also an absolutist -his policies led to the Great Migration of Puritans -outbreak of the English civil war37
5913561936English civil war 1642-1648- cavaliers: pro-crown nobles, and landlords loyal to Charles I -roundheads: supporters of the Parliament who are led by Oliver Cromwell, roundheads win38
5913577462when do the cavaliers surrender?1646, Charles I is beheaded and parliament takes control, abolished the monarchy, declared as a republic but functions as a military dictatorship under Cromwell39
5913592193Charles II-had run away after the execution of his father -was invited back by Parliament to rule (1660) -under Charles II= merry monarch -powers were limited by constitution40
5913612758James II-Charles II brother -absolutist, did not acknowledge parliament -england wanted his daughter Mary (protestant) and William to come rule England -James II flees41
5913627844William and Mary-take the throne of England after James II -no bloodshed= the Glorious Revolution42

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