Fuggers
Jacob Fugger lived and worked in this south German town.
What is Augsburg?
There were 95 of these.
What are Luther's Theses?
These items from the Muenster rebellion have been on public display for over 500 years.
What are iron cages?
Neumann's architectural style is generally characterized by this artistic label.
What is Baroque? (Or Rococo)
This Scandanavian country played a major role in the war.
What is Sweden?
The name of the league of northern towns with fleets that Fugger did not want to use.
What was the Hansa?
The settlement signed in this city in 1555 put a temporary end to Catholic-Protestant conflict.
What is Augsburg?
This extreme sect of Protestantism furnished the majority of the Muenster rebels.
Who are Anabaptists?
Neumann lived and worked in this German town for most of his life.
What is Würzburg.
This fictional character is famous for giving his personal account of the war.
Who is Simplicissimus?
The Catholic practice that Fugger made large amounts of money from.
What are indulgences?
The profession that Jan van Leyden practiced before becoming King of Muenster.
What is tailoring?
Neumann held a military rank related to this type of weapon.
What is artillery (or cannons)?
This five-syllable word denoting a type of violent act is usually cited as the triggering incident of the war, in 1618.
What was defenestration?
The Holy Roman Emperor who got elected thanks to Fugger financing.
Who was Charles the Fifth?
The single two elements, in Luther's theology, that determine a person's salvation.
What are Faith and Scripture?
This sect, named after a leader of the peaceful wing of the Anabaptists, flourishes today in the Americas.
Who are the Mennonites?
This ruling family gave Neumann many of his projects.
Who are the Schoenborns?
The sarcastic epithet for the complete destruction of Magdeburg in 1631.
What is "Magdeburg Wedding"?
The experiment in social welfare financed by Fugger still exists today.
What is the Fuggerei?
The Holy Roman Emperor through lion's share of the initial period of Reformation
Who was Charles the Fifth?
This renegade Catholic priest became the official theologian of the Muenster Anabaptists.
Who was Bernard Rothmann?
The number of helper saints honored in one of Neumann's most famous churches.
What are fourteen?
This treaty that ended the war was named after this region of Germany.
What is the Treaty of Westphalia?