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Act of Supremacy |
Declared the king the supreme head of the Church of England. |
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Anglicanism |
Upholding to the teachings of the Church of England as defined by Elizabeth I. |
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John Calvin |
Theological writings profoundly influenced religious thoughts of Europeans. Developed Calvinism at Geneva. Wrote "Institutes of Christian Religion". |
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Consubstantiation |
The bread and wine undergo a spiritual change. |
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Council of Trent |
Called by Pope Paul III to reform the church and secure reconciliation with the Protestants. Lutherans and Calvinists did not attend. |
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Thomas Cranmer |
Prepared the First Book of Common Prayer. |
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Diet of Worms |
Assembly of the estates of the empire, called by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. |
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Edict of Nantes |
1598 - Granted the Huguenots liberty of conscience and worship. |
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Excommunication |
When a person is kicked out of the Catholic Church. |
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Huguenots |
French Calvinists |
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John Huss |
Bohemian religious reformer whose efforts to reform the church eventually fueled the Protestant Reformation. |
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Ignatius Loyola |
Founded the Society of Jesus, resisted the spread of Protestantism, "Spiritual Exercises". |
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Indulgences |
Selling of these was common practice by the Catholic church, corruption that led to reformation. |
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The Institutes of Christian Religion |
Written by John Calvin. |
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Jesuits |
Members of the Society of Jesus, staunch Catholics. Led by Loyola. |
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John Knox |
Dominated the movement for reform in Scotland. Had been taught in Geneva by Calvin. |
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Martin Luther |
95 Thesis, posted in 1517, led to religious reform in Germany, denied papal power and absolutist rule. Claimed there were only 2 sacraments: baptism and communion. |
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Simony |
The selling of church offices |
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Usury |
The practice of lending money for interest. |
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Theocracy |
A community in which the state is subordinate to the church. |
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Predestination |
Calvin's religious theory that God has already planned out a person's life. |
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Johann Tetzel |
The leading seller of Indulgences. Infuriated Luther. |
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Thomas Wolsey |
Cardinal, highest ranking church official and lord chancellor. Dismissed by Henry VIII for not getting the pope to annul his marriage to Catherin of Aragon. |
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John Wycliffe |
(c.1328-1384) Forerunner to the Reformation. Created English Lollardy. Attacked teh corruption of the clergy and questioned the power of the pope. |
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Ulrich Zwingli |
(1484-1531) Swiss reformer, influenced by Christian humanism. He looked to the state to supervise the church. Banned music and relics from services. Killed in a civil war. |
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Baroque |
Style in art and architecture developed in Europe from about 1550-1700, emphsizing dramatic, curving forms, elaborate ornamentation, and overall balance of disparate parts. Associated with Catholicism. |
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Defenestration of Prague |
The throwing of Catholic officials from a castle window in Bohemia. Started the Thirty Years' War. |
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Peace of Westphalia |
Treaty that ended the thirty Years' War (2648) and readjusted the religious and political affairs of Europe. |
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St Bartholomew's Day Massacre |
Mass slaying of Huguenots (Calvinists) in Paris on Saint Bartholomew's Day, 1572. |
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War of the Three Henrys |
French civil war because the Holy League vowed to bar Henri of Navarre from inheriting the French throne. Supported by the Holy League and Spain's Philip II, Henri of Guise battles Henri III of Valois an Henri of Navarre. |