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Religious change in the seventeenth-century Netherlands led to
a great vitality in intellectual and artistic life
The most influential religious order associated with the Catholic Reformation (Counter-Reformation) was the
Jesuit
Who is Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden?
He was a major participant in the Thirty Years' War.
The primary purpose of the Peace of Augsburg (1555) was to
end the civil war between Lutherans and Roman Catholics in the German states
The Edict of Nantes issued by Henry IV of France did which of the following?
Recognized the rights of French Protestants
Major Protestant and Roman Catholic leaders of the sixteenth century condemned the Anabaptists because Anabaptists
advocated a complete separation of church and state
The Roman Catholic Council of Trent (1545-1563) had as its primary result
reform within the Catholic church and reaffirmation of Catholic doctrine
Martin Luther initially criticized the Roman Catholic church on the grounds that it
used indulgences as a fund-raising device
The massacre of Saint Bartholomew’s Day (1572) was directed against
Huguenots in France
During the great witchcraft persecutions of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, those most often tried as witches were
older women
A major difference between Calvinism and Lutheranism relates to
emphasis on predestination
The most important goal of the Council of Trent was the
strengthening of internal Church discipline
What belief was central to Martin Luther's religious philosophy?
Salvation by faith alone
The long-term effect of the Thirty Years’ War on the German states was to
devastate the German states’, economies
Sixteenth- and seventeenth-century European political leaders generally viewed religious toleration as
leading to dangerous civil disorder
John Calvin established the center of his reformed church in
Geneva
Which of the following best describes the French Edict of Nantes (1598) ?
t provided limited political and religious liberties for French Huguenots
Martin Luther believed that the most important role for a Christian woman was to
become a wife and mother
The Peace of Westphalia (1648) resulted in what?
The guaranteed independence of numerous small German states
Family relations in western Europe in the period 1500-1750 were generally similar to modem ones in that
the core of the family was nuclear
“In conformity, therefore, to the clear doctrine of the Scripture, we assert, that by an eternal and immutable counsel, God has once for all determined, both whom he would admit to salvation, and whom he would condemn to destruction.”
The idea expressed in the passage above is most closely associated with the theological views of
John Calvin
During the Thirty Years' War, France pursued a policy of
supporting the Protestant princes and rulers against the Hapsburgs
What affected the status of women during the Reformation?
The suppression of nunneries and the institution of a married clergy
“Our sins have their source in Adam, and because Adam ate the apple, we have inherited sin from him. But Christ has shattereorder that we might be saved by His works and not by our works. Christ says: I am your justification.”
What best describes Luther’s meaning in the excerpt above?
Only faith in Christ will bring salvation, not good works.
Italian women artists of the Renaissance and Baroque era were able to achieve recognition as artists primarily as a result of their
commissions from wealthy patrons