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Reformation and beginning of counter-reformation.

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1899248031ProtestantA term applied to Christian who belonged to non-Catholic churches.0
1899248032ReformationA movement for religious reform.1
1899248033IndulgenceA way to remove sin by paying the Catholic church money2
1899248051Martin LutherA Catholic monk whose writings sparked the Reformation.3
189924803495 ThesesA series of formal statements critical of the Catholic Church.4
1899248035Henry VIIIEnglish King who broke away from Pope in order to divorce his wife Catherine of Aragon.5
1899248036Anglican ChurchAlso known as the Church of England.6
1899248037John CalvinA Protestant leader who called for strict rules and a theocratic government.7
1899248038Council of TrentA series of meetings between Catholic Bishops and Cardinals that set several Catholic doctrines.8
1899248039JesuitsReligious order devoted to teaching, converting, and defending the Catholic faith.9
1899248040Pope Leo XHead of Catholic Church. Lived from 1475 to 1521.10
1899248041Charles VHoly Roman Emperor; also King of Spain in 16th c.11
1899248042HereticA person who speaks out against official Church teachings.12
1899248043Ignatius of LoyolaFounder of the Jesuit order.13
1899248044Peace of AusburgAgreement that allowed Holy Roman Princes to adopt Protestantism.14
1899248045SerfsPeasants legally tied to the land of feudal lords.15
1899248046Edict of WormsProclamation by Charles V punishing Martin Luther.16
1899248047St. Peters BasilicaMassive Church built by the Holy See.17
1899248048Salvationto be saved from sin and allowed to enter heaven.18
1899248049John WycliffeEarly reformer who wished to see the church give up its wealth.19
1899248050Inquisitiona former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy20

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