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12th Grade
09/03/2007

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Anglicanism
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Upholding to the teachings of the Church of England as defined by Elizabeth I.
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John Calvin
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French humanist whose theological writings profoundly influenced religious thoughts of Europeans. Developed Calvinism at Geneva. Wrote Institutes of Christian Religion
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John Calvin
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French humanist whose theological writings profoundly influenced religious thoughts of Europeans. Developed Calvinism at Geneva. Wrote Institutes of Christian
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Consubstantiation
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The bread and wine undergo a spiritual change.
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Council of Trent
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Called by Pope Paul III to reform the church and secure reconciliation with the Protestants. Lutherans and Calvinists did not attend.
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Council of Trent
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Called by Pope Paul III to reform the church and secure reconciliation with the Protestants. Lutherans and Calvinists did not attend.
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Thomas Cranmer
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Prepared the First Book of Common Prayer.
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Diet of Worms
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Assembly of the estates of the empire, called by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V in 1521. Luther was ordered to recant but he refused. Charles V declared Luther an outlaw.
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Edict of Nantes
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1598 - Granted the Huguenots liberty of conscience and worship.
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Excommunication
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When a person is kicked out of the Catholic church.
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Excommunication
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When a person is kicked out of the Catholic church.
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Huguenots
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French Calvinists.
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John Huss
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Bohemian religious reformer whose efforts to reform the church eventually fueled the Protestant Reformation.
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Ignatius Loyola
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Founded the Society of Jesus, resisted the spread of Protestantism, wrote Spiritual Exercises.
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Indulgences
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Selling of forgiveness by the Catholic Church. It was common practice when the church needed to raise money. The practice led to the Reformation.
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The Institutes of Christian Religion
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Written by John Calvin
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Jesuits
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Members of the Society of Jesus, staunch Catholics. Led by Loyola
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John Knox
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Dominated the movement for reform in Scotland. Had been taught in Geneva by Calvin.
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Martin Luther
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95 Thesis, posted in 1517, led to religious reform in Germany, denied papal power and absolutist rule. Claimed there were only 2 sacraments: baptism and communion.
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Simony
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The selling of church offices.
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Nepotism
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The practice of appointing family members to positions of favor. The practice was very common in the Catholic Church.
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Predestination
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Calvin's religious theory that God has already planned out a person's life.
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Johann Tetzel
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The leading seller of Indulgences. Infuriated Luther.
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Thomas Wolsey
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Cardinal, highest ranking church official and lord chancellor. Dismissed by Henry VIII for not getting the pope to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon.
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John Wycliffe
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(c.1328-1384) Forerunner to the Reformation. Created English Lollardy. Attacked the corruption of the clergy, and questioned the power of the pope.
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Ulrich Zwingli
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(1484-1531) Swiss reformer, influenced by Christian humanism. He looked to the state to supervise the church. Banned music and relics from services. Killed in a civil war.
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Baroque
Definition
Style in art and architecture developed in Europe from about 1550 to 1700, emphasizing dramatic, curving forms, elaborate ornamentation, and overall balance of disparate parts. Associated with Catholicism.
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Defenestration of Prague
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The throwing of Catholic officials from a castle window in Bohemia. Started the Thirty Years' War.
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Peace of Westphalia
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Treaty that ended the Thirty Years' War (1648) and readjusted the religious and political affairs of Europe.
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St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
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Mass slaying of Huguenots (Calvinists) in Paris, on Saint Bartholomew's Day, 1572.
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War of the Three Henrys
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French civil war because the Holy League vowed to bar Henri of Navarre from inheriting the French throne. Supported by the Holy League and Spain's Philip II, Henri of Guise battles Henri III of Valois and Henri of Navarre.
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