Chapter 13 1-29 Flashcards

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Christian humanism

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profound preoccupation with religion; focused on sources of early Christianity, the Holy Scriptures; Christian humanists started to call for radical change; education could instill a true inner piety

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Desiderius Erasmus

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(1466-1536) formulated and popularized the reform program of Christian humanism; most influential of all Christian humanists

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The Praise of Folly

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written by Erasmus; criticized the most corrupt practices of his society; esp. harsh on the abuses committed by the clergy

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Thomas More

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(1478-1535) Lord Chancellor of England; presented a new social system in which cooperation and reason replaced power and fame as the proper motivating agents for human society

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Utopia

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written in 1516; an account of the idealistic life and institutions of the community of Utopia; reflects More’s concerns with the economic, social, and political problems of his day

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pluralism

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the holding of many church offices

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indulgence

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remission of all or part of the temporal punishment due to sin

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Modern Devotion

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popular mystical movement; spawned the lay religious order, the Brothers and Sisters of the Common Life, and a reform of monastic life in Germany and the Low Countries

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Brothers and Sisters of the Common Life

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a lay religious order produced by the Modern Devotion

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Thomas a Kempis

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best-known member of Brothers of the Common Life; wrote the great mystical classical of the Modern Devotion, The Imitation of Christ

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The Imitation of Christ

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deemphasis of religious dogma; a life of inner piety was preferable to dogma and intellectual speculation

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Martin Luther

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split with the Catholic church; salvation is achieved by faith alone; the Bible is the chief guide to religious truth; Protestant Reformation, 95 Theses

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justification by faith

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primary doctrine of the Protestant Reformation; expounded by Luther

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Albrecht of Brandenburg

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purchased the archbishopric of Mainz with money from the Fugger Bank; paid the Pope and the bank with money from indulgences

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Johann Tetzel

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hired by Albrecht; a Dominican; sold indulgences

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95 Theses

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Luther’s response to indulgences sold by the Catholic church; marks the beginning of the Reformation

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Johann Eck

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Catholic theologian; debated against Luther in the Leipzig Debate; forced Luther to deny the authority of popes and councils

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Reichstag

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imperial diet (council) of the HRE in Worms, convened by the newly elected emperor Charles 5

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Edict of Worms

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Luther made an outlaw within the HRE; Luther delivered to the emperor and his works burned

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Nuremburg

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first imperial city to convert to Lutheranism

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Philip Melanchthon

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taught Greek and Hebrew in Wittenberg; supporter of Luther

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Peasants’ War

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revolt by peasants in Germany due to economic and social issues; condemned by Luther

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transubstantiation

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substance of the break and wine is transformed into the body and blood of Jesus; Catholic doctrine

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Charles 5

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HRE, had conflict with the French, Turks, papacy, and Germany’s internal situation; wanted to preserve Catholic faith in his empire

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Francis I

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clashed with Charles 5 over disputed territories, became known as the Habsburg-Valois Wars

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Habsburg-Valois Wars

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conflicts between Francis I and Charles 5 over territories; prevented Charles from concentrating on the Lutherna problem in Germany

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Suleiman the Magnificent

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led the Ottoman Turks; killed Louis if Hungary, moved into Austria, and was repelled in Vienna

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Schmalkaldic League

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defensive alliance formed by 8 princes and 11 impreial cities, all Lutheran; designed to counter Charles 5

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Peace of Augsburg

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important turning point in Reformation; division of Christianity formally acknowledged; Lutheranism granted the same legal rights as Catholicism