New Denominations
Key Figures
Religious Wars
Key Events
Key Documents
100

Which Denomination was started with the nailing of 95 Thesis on a church door which were then printed and distributed throughout Europe?

Lutherism

100

The French King who ordered the St Bartholomew's Days Massacre

Charles IX

100

This conflict began as a result of the protestant reformation, where between 1524-1525 peasants in the Holy Roman Empire began to not only question and break away from their religion, but reject their governments and leaders too

The German Peasants Revolt

100

This council, held from 1545–1563, reaffirmed Catholic doctrines like the sacraments and transubstantiation.

The Council of Trent

100

In 1534 this English Law made Henry VIII the supreme head of the church of England

Acts of Supremacy

200

When King Henry VIII broke from the Catholic Church to marry Anne Boleyn, he became Supreme Head of which Church?

Anglican Church/Church of England

200

She established Protestantism as the official religion of England

Elizabeth I

200

This civil war in France involved three king's fighting for control of the throne

War of the Three Henrys

200

What was the name of the invasion force sent by Phillip II of Spain to topple Elizabeth's Protestant reign in England? 

The Spanish Armada

200

This 1598 edict granted French Protestants freedom to worship their religion(except not in Paris!)

The Edict of Nantes

300

What movement started with the Council of Trent and was meant to reform abuses and reaffirm the catholic doctrine?

What is the Counter-Reformation

300

This Huguenot leader became King of France in 1598 and issued the Edict of Nantes.

Henry IV(Henry of Navarre)

300

This famous 1618 Bohemian incident involved throwing messengers out a window 70 feet high

The Defenestration of Prague

300

This 1683 battle saw European forces defend which city from an Ottoman siege.

The seige of Vienna

300

This 1555 agreement allowed princes in the Holy Roman Empire to choose between Lutheranism and Catholicism

The Peace of Augsburg

400

This order of Catholics, founded by Ignatius of Loyola, played a key role in the Catholic Reformation through education and missionaries

The Jesuits(The Society of Jesus)

400

This French queen mother tried to maintain Catholic dominance during the Wars of Religion.

Catherine de’ Medici?

400

This series of wars involved nearly all major European powers from 1618 to 1648 and was partially fought over religion, but by it's fourth stage was mostly fought with political motivation 

The Thirty Year's War

400

Between the 15th-17th centuries there was a phenomenon of punishing vulnerable members of society like widows and other women and using them as a scapegoat to blame for hardships like economic and religious uncertainty. This craze is referred to as what?

The Witch Craze, Witch Hunts, Witch Trials

400

This 1648 treaty ended the Thirty Years’ War and recognized the sovereignty of states within the Holy Roman Empire.

The Peace of Westphalia

500

This order believed in adult Baptism and total separation of church and state

The Anabaptists

500

This Holy Roman Emperor faced both Lutheran princes and the Ottoman Empire while trying to maintain a unified Catholic empire.

Charles V

500

The First Habsburg-Valois War (1521-26) and Second Habsburg-Valois War (1527-29) took place between which two powerhouses of Europe?

Holy Roman Empire, and the Kingdom of France

500

When the Pope refused to support Charles V in his fight against protestantism in 1527, what military action did he respond with?

The Sack of Rome

500

This document was a best-seller throughout the entirety of Europe during the reformation

The Lutheran Bible

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