reformation Flashcards
What were 3 ways that popes were corrupt
Had kids, girlfriends, bribed people, sold offices, threatened ppl, becoming ultra-rich
What was an indulgence and why were they wrong?
Paying to get to heaven, the priests/ church would pocket the money
What country dominated the Catholic Church before the Reformation?
Italy
Why did kings not like the Popes?
Popes were telling the kings what to do, Popes had too much power
What person started the Reformation and what action did he do to start it?
Martin Luther Nailed 95 Theses to the door of the church in Wittenberg, Germany
In the Lutheran Church how does one get to heaven, and what is the ultimate authority
Salvation by faith alone, bible is ultimate authority
What church did Henry VIII create, who is its leader what country is it in and why did he split from the Catholic church
Anglican in England, he was in charge, to get a divorce to have a son, and for more power
What did Henry VIII do with all the lands and wealth of the Catholic Church
Sold it off to the people to make money to go to war with France and to gain power and followers
What was the major war in Germany over religion and how did it start?
30 years’ War, it was over religion, the Protestants threw the representative of the HRE out the window, but he did not die because he landed in poop
Why was this war so devastating in Germany?
Over 50% population loss in Germany, 20% population loss in Central Europe and destructive soldiers would loot and take all food and personal belongings
What are Christian churches called that are not catholic or orthodox
Protestant
What was the name of the movement to try to get people to join back into the catholic church, and what meeting was this discussed at?
Catholic or Counter Reformation, Council of Trent
Describe who the Jesuits are and what they do
missionaries within the Catholic church that set up schools, universities, missions, homeless shelters, charities to get people back to the church or add new people from around the world (Society of Jesus)
What was the job of the Inquisition, and where did most of the Inquisition take place?
A Catholic court to make people convert to Catholicism or torture them in Spain (convert or die)
What is predestination and what religion believed in it, and who founded that religion
God has already chosen your path in Calvinist, John Calvin
