Unit 2 Guided Reading Flashcards
Birthplace of the reformation
Germany and Switzerland
Groups that were proponents or allies of the reformation
GuildsPeasantryLaityTownspeople Village folkFree imperial towns
Contributing factors to lay criticism of the church
Spread of knowledge
Common goal of 13th-15th lay religious movements
New Testament modelReligious simplicity
Ideology of the brothers of the common life
Religious life outside formal vows
Imitation of Christ
Book that Thomas à Kempis wrote about the modern devotion
Martin Luther
Son of a minerParents wanted him to be a lawyer
Salvation according to the medieval church
Joint ventureWorks+ grace of god
Facts about the doctrine, practice, and selling of indulgences
To save soulsJohan TetzelTreasury if meritLeo x + St. Peter’s When a coin in the coffer rings, a soul from purgatory springs
95 theses
Against indulgences10-31-1517Humanists published itWritten in Latin
Literary works of Martin Luther
95 thesesaddress to the Christian nobility of the German nation Babylonian captivity Freedom of a Christian Against the murderous and thieving hordes of peasants
Diet of worms
April 1521Luther asked to recant
Martin Luther’s view on how salvation was achieved
Justification by faith aloneBelief= works= grace= salvation
Peace of Augsburg
1555Regional princely controlCUIUS REGIO, EIUS RELIGIO
Reaction to the German peasant revolt
Peasantry are the only ones that want it
Diet of Augsburg
1530Charles v says to princes, stop this Protestant movement
Schmalkaldic league
Protestant defensive allianceMostly Lutheran
Leader of reformation in Zurich
Zwingli
Point of contention between Luther and Zwingli
Eucharist/ Transubstantiation Luther: actual bodyZwingli: symbol of body
Anabaptists
Only adult baptism
John Calvin
FrenchGeneva, Switzerland Set up theocracy Wrote Institutes of a Christian religion Believed in predestination
Lutheranism in Denmark
Introduced by King Christian II
Religious significance of Magdeburg during the 16th century
Protestant refuge
Henry VIII
TudorDefender of faithWrote defense of 7 sacraments Killed Wolsey after he talked to the pope
King’s great matter
He wanted to marry Anne Boleyn
Reformation parliament
1529-1536Convication- the clergy gave up
Act of succession
1534
Act of uniformity
Book of common prayerCranmer
Act of supremacy
Monarch supreme head of church OF England 1534
Dissolution of monasteries
Also part of reformation parliament
Wives of Henry VIII
Catherine of AragonAnne BoleynJane SeymourAnne of ClevesKatherine HowardCatherine Parr
Tudor monarchs
Henry VII 1485-1509Henry VIII 1509-1547Edward VI 1547-1553Mary 1553-1558Elizabeth 1558-1603
Six articles
Whip with 6 stingsHenry VIII is still catholic
Jesuits
During catholic counter-reformationSelf-mastery
Ignatius of Loyola
Established Jesuits
Council of Trent
1545-1563Internal church discipline Ignored ProtestantsReaffirmationPaul III started
Protestants and the views on marriage
Clergy could get marriedDivorce is ok
Contributing factors of wet nursing
Husbands didn’t like itChurch forbade itSocial supremacyConvenience/vanity
Miguel de Cervantes
Don QuixoteNo schoolingRome, soldier, slave, fake accountant, prisoner, authorREALISM VS. IDEALISM
William Shakespeare
Richard III, Romeo and Juliet, Othelo, hamlet, Macbeth, King LearKing’s menVery conservative/acceptingTragedies, comedies, histories
Baroque/ plain architectural styles
Fancy vs. plain
Politiques and examples
Leaders that put political stability over religious unityEx: Elizabeth I, Henry IVNonex: Bloody Mary, Philip II, Oliver Cromwell
Factors that led to Protestant Persecutions in France
1525 Francis I got captured, and his men killed Huguenots so that the captor guy would be sympathetic 1534 Affair of the PlacardsAnti catholic placards were plastered all over Paris, then Huguenots got killed
Competing families in France after death of Henry II
Bourbons,(CONDÉ)Montmorency- Chatillons, (COLIGNY)And Guises (FRANCIS)
Characteristics and facts about French Protestants
2/5 aristocracy are Calvinists1/15 of population
Event which started the French wars of religion
1562Massacre at VassyDuke of guise slaughtered Protestants when they were worshipping
Effects of the peace of st-Germain-en-Laye
1570It was just a truceIt let Protestants fortify towns
Facts about st. Bartholomew’s day massacre
August 24, 1572Coligny slaughtered3,000 (nobles)Huguenots in Paris killed20-30,000 outside Paris Henry of Navarre sparedBefore= civil war Now= international conflict Massacre backfired on Catholics
Characteristics/ facts about Henry IV of France
Was Henry of Nevarre was a BourbonConverted to Catholicism to be a politique
Facts about the edict of Nantes
Ended French wars of religionDeclared Catholicism official religion of France by Henry IV Created states of Huguenots within FranceTurned hot war into a Cold War
Key players of the French religious wars
Catherine de Medicis + sons: Francis II, Charles IX, Henry III Henry II
Climax of Spanish/English hostilities
May 30, 1588Defeated Spanish Armada Also same day as battle of the barricades in France
Duration of Austrian branch’s holding of western and eastern Habsburg land
Into 19th century1848
Characteristics of Philip II
Managed kingdom by pen/paperLearned/ pious catholicUsed religion for political gain- refused compromiseGenerous patron of the arts and cultureHis son died in 1568
Condition of Spanish economy in 16th and 17th centuries
Lack of actual goods in Spain itselfInflation
The compromise
1564Solemn pledge to resist the decrees of the council of Trent Netherlands against Spain now
Philip II’s foreign policy and action during 1st half of reign2nd half of reign too
1st 1/2: focused on Mediterranean 2nd 1/2: Western Europe and the Netherlands and EnglandThe ottomans got defeated + don John
Perpetual edict of 1577
Don John signed itRemoved all spanish troops from Netherlands w/in 20 daysCave country to William of orange Ended Philip II’s plansNetherlands won’t ever be an hq for Spain to invade England
Major area of resistance that prevented spanish world empire
Netherlands
Successors of Edward VI of England
Lady jane greyMaryElizabethJames ( Mary, queen of scots’ kid)
Facts about Mary and her reign
Totally catholicMarian persecutions= Bloody Mary -287 Protestants diedMarries Philip II England lost Calais- its last continental holdingMary didn’t want Elizabeth to get the crown
Religious extremist who threatened the reign of Elizabeth I
Jesuits, Spaniards, Mary of Scots, Presbyterians and Congregationalists
Facts about the Elizabethan settlement
Compromise between Catholics and ProtestantsPhysical stuff for CatholicsThe actual teachings/ message for ProtestantsGave her nickname “good queen bess”
Thirty-nine articles
1563Elizabeth Wanted only moderate Protestants - no extremistsDeclared Protestantism the official religion of EnglandMade the Church of England an institution
Puritans, Presbyterians, Congregationalists
Puritans- wanted SIMPLE churchPresbyterians- wanted SEMI- autonomous congregations, they could teach how they wanted toCongregationalists- wanted COMPLETE autonomy, they could teach what they wanted to
Conventicle act
1593Made it treasonous to be congregational
Causes for outbreak of war between Spain and England
The Spanish Netherlands- viewed as threatElizabeth was excommunicatedEnglish piratingSt. Bartholomew’s day massacre (August 24, 1572)Treaty of Nonsuch in 1585- gave Netherlands troops
Reasons for pope Sixtus v’s support for Spain against England
The pope is catholic, like Spain Duh
Significance of the defeat of the Spanish Armada
It was a major Protestant victoryThe beginning of the Spanish decline in powerSpain never again attacked ProtestantsFrance is now the most powerfulEngland to begin world empire
Preconditions of the thirty years’ war
Decentralized HRE- over 360 statesReligious division- peace of Augsburg Calvinism and the palatinate- Frederick III + made it like Geneva Maximilian of Bavaria- catholic hq
Political situation of 16th century Germany
Over 360 states and rulersSplit politically and economicallyWas the center East and west Lutheran vs. Catholic AND Lutheran vs. Lutheran
Significance of Bavaria to the 30 years’ war
Was like the catholic headquarters
Ecclesiastical reservation
Prevented property from switching Either catholic to ProtestantOr Protestant to catholic Nobody followed this rule
Importance of Germany to Europe’s merchants and traders
Center of trade routes East and west both go there
Significance of Heidelberg during the sixteenth century
It was like Geneva- a safe haven for Calvinists
Defensive alliance of palatinate Calvinists
1609England, Netherlands involved
Religious population of HRE in 30 yrs’ war
Lutherans and Catholics legally recognizedCalvinists not recognized
Place of outbreak of thirty years war
PragueDefenestration of Prague
Phases of the thirty years war
Bohemian periodDanish periodSwedish periodSwedish-French period
Reason for beginning of thirty years war
Bohemian Protestants threw government officials out of a third story windowThey wanted Ferdinand to hear them
Actions of Ferdinand, King of Bavaria
Becomes HREmperor Is deposed as king of Bavaria
Edict of restitution - stage
1629Re-institutes catholic holdings on any Lutheran land obtained after 1552Very unrealisticWas an alarm to Protestants-Catholics are taking over
Battle of breitenfeld
1630Turning point of warHuge Protestant victoryGustarus Adolphus II’s army was offensive and defensive
Peace of Prague
1635Germans say it’s over now
Depopulation of Germany because of thirty years war
All the war is fought on HRE soilPeople probably emigrated out1/3 Germans were killed during the war
Facts about the treaty of Westphalia
1648Ended thirty years warResented edict of restitutionReaffirmed peace of AugsburgCalvinism finally recognizedSwiss confederacy+ Netherlands finally gain independenceBavaria is an elector state Austria and Brandenburg/Prussia become leading states of HRE