Renaissance + Reformation Flashcards
Martin Luther
Began the protestant reformation by publicly speaking against the selling of indulgences
“95” theses
Martin Luther hung these on a church door and they criticized the power of the Pope
Edict/Diet of worms
A decree that declared Luther an outlaw and condemned his writings
Act of supremacy
Required subjects to take an oath declaring the king the head of church and state
King Henry VIII
A devout christian king who was against Luther
John Calvin
Another Protestant reformer who believed in predestination and was a strict leader
Counter Reformation
Reforms within the church in response to Protestant complaints
Ignatius Loyola
Founder of the Jesuits. He helped with the Catholic Counter Reformation
Council of Trent
A council called by the Pope in order to address the validity of Protestant complaints
Inquisition
A church court to fight protestantism and heretics.
Wittenberg
Where Luther went to hide when he was being pursued
Predestination
The anti-church idea that God already chooses who is good/bad and that being a good christian in life will not change your outcome after death. Your fate is predetermined
Theocracy
A government where church and state are one
Jesuits
Monastic order founded by Ignatius Loyola that took part in intense praying and complete loyalty to pope
Heliocentric theory
The theory the sun was the center of the universe- a new theory proposed by Copernicus
Geocentric Theory
Christian/ancient belief the the earth was the center of the universe
Aristotle/Ptolemy
Ancient thinkers who believed the Geocentric theory
Copernicus
Scientist who invented the Heliocentric theory and created mathematic models to prove it
Johannes Kepler
Proved Copernicus Heliocentric theory further and corrected it by adding that planets revolve in a ellipse shape (oval, not perfect circle)
Galileo
Built first telescope and studied many space objects
Scientific method
Method involving in depth observation and hypothesizing