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This Queen of England sought to reunite the Church of England with the Vatican while she reigned. But, England became even more Reformed by the end of her rule, largely for her persecution of Protestants. What Queen is this? 

Queen Mary

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This Czech Republic reformer called for an end to the corruption of the clergy and to excessive papal power. Instead, he was burned at the stake.

John Hus

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France

Roman Catholic

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God raises kings, God puts kings down. Kings are only accountable to God. To reject the king is to reject God. What is this concept called? 

The Divine Right of Kings

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What is Absolutism? 

A form of political authority where the King holds supreme power, free from any custom, moral, and religious objections. The king has the final say. 

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This became the academic arm of the Roman Catholic Church, and formed during the Counter-Reformation. They started universities and made large contributions towards Missions work in the Americas. What was this group called?

The Society of Jesus, the Jesuits

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Roman Catholic Priest in the Holy Roman Empire who eventually broke from the Vatican. He especially took issue with the Church's teaching on authority and salvation. Who is this?

Martin Luther

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England (Queen Mary)

Roman Catholic 

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Why did King Henry VIII of England seperate the Church of England from the Vatican? 

He wanted his marriage to Katherine annulled so he could marry Anne Boleyn. When the Pope refused, the king broke from Rome. 
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He was the Dominican monk that moved through Germany selling indulgences on behalf of the Church. 

John Tetzel

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This Roman Catholics Humanist taught that Christianity should show people how to live good lives on a daily basis. He stressed the inward feeling of religion, and thought the external forms (pilgrimages, fasts, relics) were not all that important. Who is this? 

Desiderius Erasmus

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This Protestant group did not think the Church of England reformed enough! They insisted that the Anglican Church should be purified from all its Roman Catholicism. The group also made up a large portion of the House of Commons. 

The Puritans 

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England (Queen Elizabeth)

Anglican 

300

In the west, Popes crowned the kings. In the east, who appointed the Patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church? 

the Byzantine Emperor

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These are bones of a dead saint. It was/and still is believed by many Roman Catholics, that the bones of saints still retain that grace God gave them in life. Most Roman Catholic churches contain one of these types of bones. What are these bones called?

Relics 

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He was a Scholastic authory that wrote the famous Summa Theologica, which harmonizes Aristotle with Christian theology. Who is this?

Saint Thomas Aquinas 

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This protestant reformer transformed Geneva Switzerland into a distinct Christian City; with Christian laws, Christian courts, and even punishments for things considered non-Christian. He became so influential for establishing the University of Geneva, which spread the Reformation even further. Who is the reformer?  

John Calvin 

400

the Holy Roman Empire

Parts are Roman Catholic
Parts are Protestant

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This means, "condemned to Hell" or condemned to the lowest Hell". This pronouncement was given as a Roman Catholic judgment against Protestant teaching. What is the term? 

Anathema 

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King James of Scottland became the king of England. As head of the church, he produced two pieces of literature that expressed his authority in matters of religion. What were the two books?

the King James Bible 1611
Book of Demonology 

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He was the most capable and influential Pope in all history. His time as pope involved politics in several European states, the crusades, the commission of the Franciscan Order, and a rise in papal power more than it ever had been prior. What pope is this?

Pope Innocent III 

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During the British Civil War against King Charles I, many Puritans joined up with this man who eventually overthrew the monarchy and became a Dictator in England for the rest of his life. He unified the Protestants by issuing a call for tolerance among the various forms of Christianity. Who is this?  

Oliver Cromwell

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Russia

Eastern Orthodox 

500

While the Council of Trent condemned Protestant teaching as a whole, this edict of the Holy Roman Empire made Martin Luther an outlaw.

the Edict of Worms 

500

In the 6th century, this pope elevated the powers of the papacy. He became both the leader of religion and the city of Rome giving the pope political power as well. What pope is this? 

Gregory I or Gregory the Great