Spanish Inquistion Flashcards
Heresy
A belief that goes against/opposes the core beliefs of the church
What were the Middle Ages like Jews Muslims and Christian’s
They lived in mutual tolerance
What happened that disturbed peace for the religion
The Black Death came to Europe and killed nearly half the population
What was the result of the Black Death
It was chaos as there was not enough people to do work and religious tension increased
Facts on Black Death
Estimated 50 million died
Resulted in many wars
Called Black Death because of black splotches formed on skin
Lasted for 5 years
Was carried by rats
How were Jews viewed
They were greatly disliked
Viewed as Christian killers who were interested in cannibalism and infanticide(killing babies)
What was said about Jews
They poisoned wells and caused the Black Death
What were Jews typical job
Money lenders
Rent collectors
Debt collectors
Why did Jews have these jobs
Jews tended to have theses jobs as it was viewed sinful for a Christian to have that kind of job. This means non-Christian’s had to do it. Leading people to view them as greedy and hoggers emphasising the dislike
What was the church and state like before the reformation
The church and state were United making it hard to tell the difference. Catholic bishops installed emperors and kings. The same kings and emperors then protected the church and its ministers . So rebelling against the church was rebelling against the king
What was the aim of the inquisition
The inquisitions was set up within the Catholic Church to root out and punish Hersey throughout Europe and America
When did the inquisition begin
12th century
How many years did it continue for
For hundreds of years around 600
What is the inquisition famous for
The severity of its torture and its persecution to Jews and Muslims
Where was the inquisition worst manifestation
Spain
How many years extra did the Spanish Inquisition last
200years