The Inquisition🛐 Flashcards
How much of Europe’s population died in the black death?
Nearly half of the population
Did religious tensions increase or decrease?
Religious tensions increased
Jews were greatly _______ at the time
Jews were greatly disliked at the time, even though Jews, Muslims and Christians lived together in mutual tolerance
What two things where Jews thought to be doing at the time of the black death?
Cannibalism and infanticide
What were the three typical jobs of Jews?
1 money lenders
2 rent collectors
3 debt collectors
Why did Jews tend to have jobs that made people dislike them and it was not Catholics that had these jobs?
People in power (catholics at this time) made it possible so that only Jews could have these jobs People did not like people (Jews in this case) taking money off them so the Jews came to be hated for this.
What did people say the Jews had done to cause the black death?
Poisoned the wells
What was the Inquisition?
The Inquisition was set up within the Catholic Church to root out and punish heresy throughout Europe and the Americas.
What is heresy?
Heresy is when a person is a different religion than to their country.
When did the Inquisition begin?
In the 12th century and continuing for around 600 years
What 2 things was the inquisition most famous for?
The Inquisition was famous for the severity of its tortures and its persecution of Jews and Muslims.
Where was the inquisitions worst manifestation?
In Spain. It was called the Spanish Inquisition.
How long did the Spanish Inquisition last?
Over 200 years
How many executions did the Spanish Inquisition perform?
The Spanish Inquisition resulted in over 32,000 executions.
How many Jews lived in Spain at the time of the Spanish Inquisition?
Around 200,000
