Chapter 7 test Flashcards
What was rationalism
The belief that human reason is the sole source and final test of all truth
What was deism
Belief that God exists and created the world but is no longer active in the universe or human life
What was empiricism
Philosophical position that all human knowledge comes from experience- especially sensory experience
What was galileos theory and whose was it based on
Earth removes around the sun (geocentric) based on Copernicus’s
Was Copernicus’s work supported by the Church before? 75 years earlier
Yes local bishop and cardinal
What was the common belief at the time about the sun and earth? What happened to Galileo
Geocentric, sun revolves around Earth. His work was denounced as heresy and asked to appear in Rome under the court of inquisitim
What were the three objections of Galileo’s theory
- no firm proof offered
- appeared to contradict scripture
- could endanger the faith of the common man
Where was Catholicism main religion
France
Ireland
Italy
Spain
Where was Anglican main religion
Anglican
Where was Calvinism main religion
Scotland and Switzerland
Where was lutherism main religion
Norway
Germany
Scandinavia
Sweden
What were outcomes of 30 year war
- Holy Roman Empire was now just Germany
- pope was minor voice in European politics
- religious lines sharply defined in Europe
What were the results of the FR
- Church leaders identified w nobility
- monasteries overtaken / religious communities disband.ed
- people voted for bishops + priests
- execution of nobles priests nuns and monks
- swore allegiance to state not pope
What was the enlightenment
Age of reason. Movement that led to the questioning of the Church, religion and existence of God. Glorified rational mind over all sources oftruth
What happened to the Pope before Napoleon
He was deported to France by French armies