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Edexcel GCSE History Paper 2: Early Elizabethan England > Religion in Elizabethan England > Flashcards

Religion in Elizabethan England Flashcards

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Give three reasons why religion was so important in 1558

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Any three from:

A lack of scientific understanding meant scientists framed their work in the language of God

Attendance to Church on Sundays was compulsory for everyone over the age of 14

Few people were literate so they learned from sermons and preachers

People structured their lives around the Church

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Who did Catholics believe was the head of the Church?

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The Pope

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What was the name given to the Pope’s closest advisors/supporters in Rome?

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Cardinals

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How many Archbishops and Bishops were there in England in 1558?

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Two archbishops (Canterbury, York)

27 bishops

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What language did Catholics believe the Bible and Church services should be in?

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Latin

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The Catholics believed in Communion: what was this?

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A ceremony where the congregation would drink wine and eat bread that represented Christ’s sacrifice

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Catholics believed in transubstantiation: what was this?

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The belief that the bread and wine consumed at Communion literally transformed into the body and blood of Christ

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What do Catholics believe happens to your soul when you die?

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It goes to Purgatory (between Heaven and Hell) to await God’s judgement

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What do Catholics believe you can do to shorten your time in Purgatory?

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Get a priest on Earth to pray for you

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What attitude did Catholics have towards the decoration of Churches and why?

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They should be decorated lavishly, with images, statues, idols and stained glass windows, to please God

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What did Catholic priests wear and why?

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Vestments (richly decorated robes), to show their special status as priests compared to everyone else in the Church

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Who did Protestants believe should be head of the Church?

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The monarch

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What did Protestants believe about bishops and archbishops?

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They should exist, but should help the monarch not the Pope

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What attitude did Protestants have towards priests?

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They should exist, but should not have special status (e.g. they should be allowed to marry)

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How did Protestants disagree with Catholics about purgatory?

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Protestants believed in predestination - God had already decided most people’s fate, so there was no need to pray for the souls of the dead

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What attitude did Protestants have towards Communion and transubstantiation?

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Communion continued, but the bread and wine were symbolic - no transubstantation took place

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What did Protestants believe should be the language of the Bible and Church services?

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The vernacular (whatever language each country spoke or read) - so English in England

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Why did Protestants in England want the Bible and church services to be in English?

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They wanted more ordinary people to have easier access to religion, rather than going through a priest

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What attitude did Protestants have towards decoration in churches, and why?

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They did not agree with idols, statues or stained-glass windows and wanted plain decoration - they believed that spending lots of money on churches went against God’s teachings

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What attitude did Protestants have towards vestments and why?

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They should be simple - priests should not have a special status

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What did the Puritans believe about the leadership of the Church?

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There should be no head of the Church at all, and each Church should be run at a local level by a committee of churchgoers

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What similarities were there between Protestants and Puritans?

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The Bible should be in English

Same beliefs on communion, transubstantiation and purgatory

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Why did Puritans oppose decoration in churches?

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They did not want decoration to provide distraction from worship and God

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What colour gowns did Puritans want their priests to wear?

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Plain black

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Why did Puritans oppose entertainment like sports and theatres?

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They believed it encouraged sinful behaviour and distracted from the worship of God

Edexcel GCSE History Paper 2: Early Elizabethan England (22 decks)

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