Vocabulary
Define Indulgence
a payment to the church that reduces punishment for a sin
Who was the man who went against the church for the selling of indulgences? he was a monk
Martin Luther
Who was the king who married six queens, divorced two of them and beheaded two of them?
Henry VIII 8th
What did the Council of Trent do? name 2
made Catholic beliefs clear
set up strict policies for bishops and priests
trained new priests and set up seminaries
Who wrote the 95 Theses?
Martin Luther
define excommunicate
to be banned from the church and not allowed to receive the sacraments
How did the peasants respond to Martin Luther's ideas? what did they do?
they began to revolt against the nobles
Define Annulment of a marriage
to make it as if the marriage had never happened
name the most famous Jewish scholar in Spain who wrote books on religion, medicine, and law. His books earned him great respect.
Maimonides
Who believed that it was "not enough to participate in religious activities, like going to church on Sunday. He believed it was important for people to be good in their everyday lives."
Desiderius Erasmus
define theology
the study of religion
the study of questions about GOD
what was the reformation?
the beginning of ta movement of Christianity known as Protestantism. Going against the beliefs of the Catholic church.
What was the Act of Supremacy of 1534?
when king Henry VIII declared himself the head of the church
How did Catherine De Medici die?
died of pneumonia
Who translated the Bible to English? This version led to the creation of several others like the King James Version we still use today
William Tyndale
define seminary
a special school for training priests
How did Luther respond to peasant revolts who used his ideas to justify his actions?
Sympathized with the peasants, criticized the nobles for their treatment of the peasants but told the peasants that they had to obey the position God had put them in
What religion was queen Elizabeth I sister of Queen Mary I? She was queen of England
Protestant
What two monarchs married to form the Spanish kingdom in 1469?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
Who was the influential man who claimed that Gods will is absolute and decides everything in the world in advanced. This was known as predestination (the outcome of your life is already planed)
John Calvin
define Divine Right
the authority was granted to a king directly from GOD
Why was the Catholic Church selling indulgences in the 1500s? be specific
needed money to repair the church of St. Peter's in Rome
Who was the first wife of King Henry VIII?
Catherine of Aragon
Who founded the Jesuits?
Ignatius of Loyola
Daughter of King Henry and Queen Catherine, burned 300 people at the stake.
Queen Mary I or Bloody Mary