How Can I Be Saved? Flashcards
In _____, Christopher Columbus sat down to write his last will.
In 1505, Christopher Columbus sat down to write his last will.
Who did Martin Luther believe enteral life was for?
Martin Luther believed that enteral life was promised to those who followed Jesus, and that the agony of hell awaited those who were not saved.
Where did Luther go to to live?
Wittenberg.
In what year did Luther nail a paper listing his ideas to the door of the castle church?
In 1517, Luther nailed a paper listing his ideas to the door of the castle church
Who was one of the most important Reformation leaders ?
One of the most important Reformation leaders was the French minister John Calvin.
What is the difference between Martin Luther and John Calvin?
Martin Luther was down-to-earth, friendly,and emotional.
John Calvin was cool and logical -a brilliant thinker.
What happens if you pass out tobacco to another worshiper or make a noise in church?
You could be finned for passing out tobacco to another worshiper or making a noise in church.
In Geneva’s laws why could you not name your child after Catholic saints?
You could not name your child after catholic saints because Protestants didn’t believe that the earthly church had the power to decide who was a saint.
What were Calvin’s laws meant to do?
Calvin’s strict laws were meant to make an imperfect world better.
What did Luther want everybody to do?
Luther wanted everybody to read the bible.
What did Luther do to the Bible so that everyone has a chance to read it?
Luther translated the Bible into German.
What were the two big ideas?
Judge for yourself and build a holy commonwealth.
Who was the Holy Roman Emperor?
Charles V, was the Roman Emperor.
Was Charles able to carry out his vow?
Fortunately for Luther, Charles was never able to carry out his vow.
What does sea dog mean?
Sea dog is simply a polite way of saying pirate.
What did Calvin dream of?
Calvin dreamed of a time when “the elect”—believers whom God had saved—would govern the world in peace.
Who were “the elects”?
“the elect”—believers whom God had saved—
What happened during the Middle Ages?
During the Middle Ages, popes and church councils acted as the final judges of the Bible’s meaning—not ordinary people.
Did Luther accept when the Catholic officials demanded that he should renounce his beliefs?
When Catholic officials demanded that Luther renounce his beliefs, he refused.
What does Luther insist he was bound to do?
He insisted that he was bound “to defend the truth with my blood and death.”
In Europe, what happened when someone convicted of being a heretic?
In Europe, someone convicted of being a heretic—teaching false religious ideas—was burned at the stake.
What was the punishment when if someone convicted of being a heretic?
The punishment was fierce, excruciatingly painful, and every bit as terrifying as having one’s heart cut out with an obsidian knife.
What are the nations that remain strongly Catholic?
Spain, Portugal, and Italy, remained strongly Catholic.
What nations became Protestants?
England, Scot.and, and the Netherlands, became Protestant
What happened when the Gold and jewels from Mexico ran out?
When the gold and jewels from the Mexica ran out, a new set of adventurers discovered huge deposits of silver in the mountains of Mexico and South America.
Where were the biggest mines located?
The biggest mines were at Potosí, thirteen thousand feet above sea level in the Andes, where the thin air made breathing difficult.
What were the Indians forced to do?
Indians were forced to toil in deep tunnels where the dust brought sickness and death from black lung disease.
What did the Indians name for the place mean?
The Indian name for the place meant “the mountain that eats people.”
How many tons of silver were hauled out in carts, refined in furnaces, and shipped to Spain as well as to the Philippines and China?
Thirty Thousand.
What nations was the silver shipped to?
Spain, Philippines and China.
What does “No hay alla de oro” stand for?
“There is no gold there.”
What did the English Protestants chase after?
English Protestants also chased after Spanish treasure.
What did Francis Drake do?
Francis Drake, plundered Spanish treasure in the Caribbean and, even more boldly, sailed around South America into the Pacific Ocean, which the Spanish were used to having all to themselves.
What did Queen Elizabeth do to Francis Drake?
Queen Elizabeth knighted him for his service and took half of the booty he brought back.
Who is Francis Drakes’ friend?
Walter Raleigh
In 1585, what did Walter Raleigh do?
in 1585, Drake’s friend Walter Raleigh sponsored an expedition that landed off the coast of present-day North Carolina at Roanoke Island.
When did Walter Raleigh sponsor an expedition?
In 1585.
Who is the English commander?
Sir Richard Grenville
What did Sir Richard Grenville like to do?
Sir Richard Grenville, liked to show how tough he was: after drinking three or four glasses of wine, he would “take the glasses between his teeth, and crush them into pieces, and swallow them down, so that oftentimes the blood ran out of his mouth.”
What did Spain do in 1588?
In 1588 Spain had sent its vast navy, the Armada, to invade England.
Which word curved on a tree?
the word “Croatoan” carved on a tree.
