Unit 2—Chapters 11 & 12 Flashcards

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1
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Birthplace of the Reformation

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Free, Imperial cities in Germany(HRE) and Switzerland in the 16th century.

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What groups were allies to the reformists?

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  • Laity
  • Common people
  • Humanists
  • Guilds (Especially printers’)
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What factors contributed to the lay criticism of the Catholic church?

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  • The Great Schism
  • Babylonian Captivity
  • The Councilliar period
  • Renaissance church
  • The sale of indulgences
  • Increased knowledge
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Common goal of 13th-15th century lay religious movements

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Being more like Jesus.

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Ideology of the Brothers of the Common Life

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They wanted to be more spiritual in all of their doings, just just during church.
Clerics and lay shared a common life.
Only bothering with practical religion.

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Imitation of the Christ

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A summary of Desidrius Erasmus’ “Philosophy of Christ”.

By Thomas Kempis

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Martin Luther

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Alive from 1483-1546.
He was going to the University of Erfort when he almost died in a storm. He saw this as a message from God telling him to become a monk, so he did.
He was the major starter of the Protestant Reformation.

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8
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Salvation according to the Medieval church

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Works + Grace = Salvation
Works included: going to confession, entering monasteries, paying tithes, being baptized, getting married, performing pilgrimages, and paying indulgences.

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Facts about the doctrine, practice, and selling of Indulgences

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Indulgences started with crusaders, so they would be OK if they died in battle.
1343 “Treasury of Merit”: Bottomless pit of perfection. Left over good works from previous, “perfect” popes and clergy.
1517 “Jubilee Indulgence”: by Pope Leo X for finishing the Saint Peter’s Basilica.
Johann Tetzel was Indulgence businessman
“When a coin in the coffer rings, the soul from purgatory rings.”

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10
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95 Theses

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1517 October 31
Was posted in Latin for Humanists to discuss
Salvation cannot be bought or sold

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11
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Literary works by Martin Luther & their messages

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  • 95 theses: 95 flaws in the Catholic Church
  • Address to the Christian Nobility of the German Nation: uses German princes to seek reform
  • Babylonian Captivity: Attacks 7 sacraments; says only Eucharist (bread and wine) and baptism
  • Freedom of a Christian: Justification by faith alone
  • Against the Murderous and Thieving Hordes if Peasants: tells people to kill the peasants who were doing bad stuff in his name
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Diet of Worms

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April 1521
John Eck against Martin Luther
Luther didn’t recant his words, effectively choosing death
Riot forming outside changing Luther’s name, so they couldn’t kill him

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13
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Martin Luther’s views on how salvation was achieved

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Justification by faith alone

Belief —> works —> grace —> salvation

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Peace of Augsburg

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1555
Each region of the HRE was officially the religion (Catholic or Lutheran) of the ruling prince
“Whose region, his religion.”

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15
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Reaction to the German peasant revolt

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1524-1525
Luther had protestant princess kill the peasants who were acting badly in his name
70-100k killed

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16
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Diet of Augsburg

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1530
Conducted by Charles V
All princes of HRE called to Augsburg and told they had to become Catholic

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17
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Schmalkaldic League

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1531
League of protestant regions in HRE against the emperor
Was formed in response to the Diet of Augsburg

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18
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Leader of the Reformation in Zurich

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Ulich Zwingly

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19
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Contention between Zwingly and Luther

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Luther believed in Transubstantiation

Zwingly did not

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20
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Anabaptists

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Against infant baptism

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21
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John Calvin

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French
Moved to Switzerland for religious toleration 
Institutes of a Christian Religion 
Wanted theocracy in Geneva 
Believed in predestination
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22
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Lutheranism in Denmark

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By Christian II

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23
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Religious significance of Magdeburg during 16th century

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Refuge for protestants

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24
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Henry VIII

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Tudor, Catholic
“Defender of the Faith”
Forms Anglican Church(church of England) so he can divorce his wife

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King’s “Great Matter”

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1572 Henry VIII

Mission to divorce/nullify mariage with Catherine

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26
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Reformation Parliament

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1529-1536
Royal authority over religious matter
Dissolution of the Monasteries

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Act of Succession

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1524
Illegitimized Catherine’s children
Legitimized Anne Boleyn’s

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Act of Uniformity

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1535

Mandated use of the Book of the Common Prayer

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Act of Supremacy

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1534

Henry is the head of the Church of England

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30
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Wives of Henry VIII

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Catherine of Aragon 
Anne Boleyn 
Jane Seymore 
Anne of Cleaves 
Catherine Howard 
Catherine Parr
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31
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Tudor Monarchs

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Henry VII
Henry VIII
Edward VI
Jane Grey (sort of)
Mary I
Elizabeth I
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32
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Six Articles

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“Whip with six stings”

  1. Transubstantiation
  2. No Eucharist for laity
  3. Vows of selebacy(abstinence)
  4. Private masses
  5. Confession
  6. Chastity laws enforced my God
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33
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Early reformation movements from within the Catholic Church

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Somashi 1520s
Theatines 1524
Barnabites 1530
Ursulines 1535
Oratorians 1575
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34
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Jesuits

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1530
“Society of Jesus”
Ignatius of Loyola
Extreme discipline

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35
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Ignatius of Loyola

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Founded the Jesuits

36
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Council of Trent

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1545-1563
Lasted for 4 popes
Focus on internal church discipline 
Better education for clergy 
No doctrinal changes 
Fairly successful
37
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Protestants and the views on mariage

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Protestants more likely to allow divorce

38
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Contributing factors of Wet Nursing

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Condemned by Catholic Church
Increased child mortality rate
Popular in upper class

39
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Miguel de Cervantes

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Write Don Quixote
Had little education
Was a slave at one point in his life

40
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William Shakespeare

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Part of the Kings Men
Queen Elizabeth’s era
Politically moderate

41
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Baroque ans Plain architectural styles

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Baroque: Catholic. For getting People to come to church (because it looked awesome). Made by Peter Paul Ruben
Plain: Protestant. So people would pay attention to the actual teachings

42
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Politiques

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Puts political stability over religious unity.
Examples: Elizabeth I, William of Orange, Henry IV
Non exemples: Mary I, Philip II, Oliver Cromwell

43
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Competing families in France after death of Henry II

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Guise
Montmorency
Borbon

44
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Characteristics and facts about French Protestants

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“Huguenots”
1/15th of the population
2/5th of the aristocracy
many discontented townspeople

45
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Event that started the French Wars of Religion

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1562 Massacre at Vassy

January Edict

46
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Effects of the Peace of Saint Germain-en-laye

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Gave more power to protestant nobility.
Right for protestants to fortify cities
Borbon family gains power

47
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St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre

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1572 August 24
3,000 killed on the first day alone
20,000 killed in the following weeks
Support from Catherine de Medici, the Pope, and the Guise supported it.
Caused a lot of attention and wtf in protestants around Europe

48
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Henry IV of France

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Also, previously, known as Henry Navarre
First protestant king of France
“Paris is worth a mass”
“A chicken in every pot”

49
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Edict of Nantes

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1548
Ended French wars of religion
Catholicism is official religion in France
Resulted in Huguenot states forming in France

50
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Key players in the French Religious Wars

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Henry of Guise
Henry III
Henry Navarre
Francis of Guise
Catherine de Medici
51
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Climax of Spanish and English Hostilities

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1588 Defeat of Spanish Armada

52
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Characteristics of Philip II

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Son of Charles V
Not a politique
1558 King of Spain
Catholic
Pillars: Wealth, Military, Bureaucracy, and Population
53
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Conditions of the Spanish economy in 16th to 17th century

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Big difference between wealthy and not
General lack of supply
Heavy inflation occured

54
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The Compromise

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Catholics and Protestants in Netherlands

55
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Philip II’s foreign policy and action during first half of reign

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In Mediterranean against Turks

Battle of Lepanto 1571

56
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Perpetual Edict of 1577

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Remove Spanish forces from Netherlands in 20 days

57
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Major area of resistance that prevented Spanish world empire

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Netherlands

58
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Successors of Edward VI of England

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Lady Jane Grey
Mary
Elizabeth

59
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Mary I and her reign

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“Bloody Mary”

Killed 287 Protestant leaders immediately after gaining office

60
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Religious extremists who threatened the reign of Elizabeth I

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Jesuits
Spain
Mary Queen of Scots
Puritans: Presbyterians and Congregatinoalists

61
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Elizabeth settlement

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Passes Thirty-Nine Articles

Protestants keep their teachings, while Catholics keep their rituals and style

62
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Thirty-Nine Articles

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Protestantism is the official religion of England

63
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Puritans, Presbyterians and Congregationalists

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Extremists against Elizabeth

Protestant religions based on Puritanism

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Causes for outbreak of war between Spain and England

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1568 Duke of Alba takes troops in
1570 Elizabeth is excommunicated
1572 Spanish pirating. St. Bartholomew Day Massacre
1587 Mary Queen of Scots executed

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Reasons for Pope Sixtus V’s support for Spain against England

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Spain was Catholic, while England was protestant

Execution of Mary Queen of Scots

66
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Significance of the Defeat of the Spanish Armada

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Marked the beginning of the decline of Spanish power

France became the great European super power

67
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Preconditions of the Thirty Years’ War

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Fragmented/Feudal Germany/HRE
Religious Division
Calvinism trying to establish itself in Palatine

68
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Significance of Bavaria during the Thirty Years’ War

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Center of Catholic Power

69
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“Ecclesiastical Reservation”

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Froze protestant territorial lands after 1555

70
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Importance of Germany to Europe’s merchants and traders

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Europe’s highway
Relative geography
Northern plain

71
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Significance of Heidelberg during the mid 16th centrury

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“German Geneva”

Center of Calvinism

72
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Defensive alliance of Palatine Calvinists

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England
France
Netherlands

73
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Religious Population of HRE in 17th century

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About half and half Protestant to Catholic
a few more protestant, but not by a lot
Lutheran in the North
Catholic in the South

74
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Place of outbreak of Thirty Years’ War

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Bohemia

75
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Reasons for beginning Thirty-Years’ War

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Defenestration of Prague

Ferdinand stamped out Protestantism

76
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Defenestration of Prague

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Protestants threw three political officials out of the window of the palace.

77
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Actions of Ferdinand, king of Bavaria

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Revoked rights of Bohemian Protestants

78
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Stages of the Thirty Years’ War

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Bohemian
Danish
Swedish
Swedish-French

79
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Edict of Restitution

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1629
Made Calvinism Illegal
During Danish stage of war

80
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Battle of Breitenfeld

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1630
Turning point of war
Swedish won under Gustavus Adolphus II

81
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Peace of Prague

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1635
Peace of Augsburg for Calvinists
Regions in HRE could be Calvinist if that’s the religion of the ruling prince

82
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Depopulation of Germany because of Thirty Years’ War

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One third of the population died

Worst catastrophe in Europe since Black Death

83
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Treaty of Westphalia

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1648
Legalizes Calvinism
Switzerland becomes independent
Netherlands is officially recognized as being independent by other European countries
Austria and Prussia become the most powerful regions of the HRE

84
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Major Events Associated with Tudor Monarchs

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1455-1485 War of Roses: Henry VII
1534 Act of Supremacy: Henry VIII
1549 Act of Uniformity/Book of Common Prayer: Edward VI
1553 Marian Persecutions: Mary I
1558 Calais is lost: Mary I
1588 Defeat of Spanish Armada: Elizabeth I

85
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Thirty Years’ War time period

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1618-1648

86
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Pacification of Ghent

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1576

87
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End of Tudor Monarchy

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1503