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Erasmus

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wanted to rewrite the bible so everyone could read it.

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Sir Thomas More

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advisor to Henry VIII. killed after writing utopia

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The Praise of Folly

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written in1509 by Erasmus first printed in 1511.

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Utopia

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a perfect place (also a book written by Sir Thomas More)

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William Shakespeare

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His plays invented new words, invented English drama, plumbed human soul as no other writer has/had

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Cervantes

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Spanish writer, wrote in Spanish vernacular, wrote in a similarly humanistic style to Shakespeare and Rabelais, wrote Don Quioxte

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Don Quixote

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a novel about a deluded knight on a quest for love and honor

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movable type

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printing press

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Johann Gutenberg

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introduced the printing press

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indulgences

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little slips of paper that you had to pay for to be ‘free of sin’

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Martin Luther

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said salvation came through faith and that you had to read the bible. wrote 95 theses. excommunicated in 1521.

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Pope Leo X

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spent all of his money on lavish ordeals and had to sell indulgences. hated Martin Luther

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95 theses

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a collection of Martin Luther’s ideas on Christianity (1517)

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recant

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to take back

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excommunication

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exiled from the Catholic Church

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Protestant

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started with 95 theses. non-orthodox christianity. agree with martin luther

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Holy Roman Emperor

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a ruler

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Peasants’ Revolt

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when the peasants revolted against the church in 1524 (they must have smelled pretty… REVOLTING)

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Peace of Augsburg

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treaty between lutheran and catholicism (1555)

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John Calvin

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created the calvinist church, which was very strict and believed in predestination. people of geneva wanted him to be their ruler.

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predestination

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god knows who is a saint or a sinner

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theocracy

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started in Geneva (1541). god was the head of everything

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Huguenots

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members of the protestant church of france

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Anabaptists

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One a few “radical” Protestant sects, beleived that people must chose to be Christian and thus did not baptize babies, opposed by Catholics as well as other Protestants. (Mennonites, Amish etc)

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Annul

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to declare a marriage invalid

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Henry VIII

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had 6 wives: catherine of aragon (divorced), anne boleyn (executed), jane seymour (childbirth), anne of cleves (executed), catherine howard (executed), catherine parr. had 2 daughters (mary tudor and elizabeth I) and a sickly son (edward

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Anglican Church

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started by Henry VIII because he wanted to divorce his wife. in america- episcopalian

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**Catholic Reformation

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sometimes called the counter-reformation. people trying to go back to the way things were before the reformation. started with council of trent.

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**Council of Trent

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roman catholic church meeting. december, 1545

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**Inquisition

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group of institutions trying to fight heresy

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**Ignatius Loyola

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spanish knight who founded the jesuits in 1534 after being wounded and converted in battle

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**Jesuits

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the society of jesus.

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**ghetto

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a poor part of a city where a certain discriminated group lives

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Why did the northern Renaissance take place nearly 100 years after the Italian Renaissance?

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because rome itself was in italy, and ideas didn’t spread as quickly. there were also religious rulers standing in the way.

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What issues did Erasmus raise in his writings?

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he wrote about his view on christian life

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What issues did Thomas More raise in his writings?

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he contrasted problems of real life

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What were three effects of the printing press in Europe?

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1) ideas could be spread faster
2) books were more abundant and cheaper
3) more literacy

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Why did the Church face widespread criticism?

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because of the writings of others

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How did Martin Luther challenge the Church?

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martin luther said that popes and priests weren’t necessary and that indulgences were sins themselves

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What role did John Calvin play in the Reformation?

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he created a new religion (see calvinism)

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Why did England create a new Church?

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because Henry VIII wanted to divorce his wife

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How did the Catholic church reform itself?

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jesuits and other new religions

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What were some of the results of the Reformation?

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new religions, some reconversion, unity, literacy, bibles had different languages

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