Christian Terms
The Holy Book of the Christians
The Bible
95 theses
What allowed Martin Luther's ideas to spread quickly
use of printing press
when one event causes similar events in neighbouring areas
domino effect
an extreme shortage of food
famine
A place of temporary punishment where purification happens before entering heaven
Purgatory
Change made to Bible in 1522
It was translated to German
Whose authority did Luther challenge?
The Pope's
pardon sold by catholic church to reduce one's punishment
indulgences
Accepting all religions as having an equal right to coexist
religious pluralism
the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil; going to heaven
Salvation
A local conflict between Catholics and Protestants that spread to larger conflict in many countries over a period of time
The 30-year war from 1618-1648
What allowed people to understand their religion better after the reformation happened?
Accessibility to the Bible
Calvin's religious theory that God has already planned out a person's life.
predestination
a belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a church, political party, or other group.
doctrine/ ideology
subcategory or subgroup within Christianity
Denomination
A benefit and drawback of the protestant reformation
Religious tolerance
Loss of unity
The Pope calling for Martin Luther's copies of the 95 thesis to be burned
The papal bull
Favoring drastic change/ reforms.
Radical
to disagree with a majority opinion.
dissent
sacred writings
Scriptures
Two treaties that allowed peace between Catholics and Protestants
Peace of Augsburg 1555
Peace of Westphalia 1648
What was like a religious police force after the protestant reformation?
The counter-reformation movement/ inquisition
Ability of a state to govern its territory free from external control
sovereignty
belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious (especially Christian) doctrine.
heresy