Protestant Reformation
Counter Reformation
Religious Wars in Europe
Wives of Henry VIII
Which Don't Fit
100
Martin Luther nailed this document to the doors of the Catholic Church in Wittenberg, Germany.
What is the 95 Theses?
100
Saint Ignatius of Loyola founded this important Catholic missionary group during the Counter Reformation.
What is the Society of Jesus, the Jesuits?
100
This long bloody war between Protestant and Catholic princes in Europe was the bloodiest war in European history up to that point.
What is the 30 Years War?
100
Henry's second wife. She had her head cut off for committing treason.
Who is Anne Boleyn?
100
Niccolo Machiavelli Martin Luther John Calvin William Tyndale
Who is Niccolo Machiavelli?
200
Many early critics of the Catholic Church were too afraid to directly criticize it. Instead, they wrote these types of stories indirectly making fun of many of the Church's practices.
What is satire?
200
In the Spain, the series of religious trials that saw non-Catholics harassed and tortured in large numbers (including Jews and Muslims) was known as this.
What is the Inquisition?
200
This Protestant country fought an 80 Year long war for independence from the Spanish Hapsburg Empire?
What is Holland (the Dutch)?
200
Mother of the future Queen known as Bloody Mary, she was Henry's first wife and the aunt of the Spanish Emperor Charles V.
Who is Catherine of Aragon?
200
Act of Supremacy King Henry VIII of England King Henry IV of France Church of England
Who is King Henry IV?
300
John Calvin was an important Protestant leader. He led this Swiss city during the middle of the 1500's.
What is Geneva?
300
The Catholic Church held a series of important meetings to discuss how to address the Protestant Reformation. This is the name of those meetings.
What is the Council of Trent?
300
This French king passed the Edict of Nantes, which protected the rights of Protestants in France, even though he himself converted converted from Protestantism to Catholicism.
Who King Henry IV of France?
300
She gave birth to Henry's only son, Prince Edward, who would later be known as the boy king.
Who is Jane Seymour?
300
Indulgences 95 Theses Diet of Worms Edict of Nantes
What is the Edict of Nantes?
400
Martin Luther was called by Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor, to defend and explain his criticism of the Catholic Church at this important religious meeting. (Double Points if you can pronounce it correctly!)
What is the Diet of Worms?
400
This is the key term for not allowing certain information to be seen by the public, like the Catholic Church's list of Forbidden Books, for example.
What is censorship?
400
King Henry the VIII had parliament pass this law giving himself control over the Church of England, not the pope.
What is the Act of Supremacy?
400
Henry had 6 total wives. This is the number he divorced. It is also the same as the number of wives he had executed.
What is 2?
400
Jesuits Inquisition Saint Ignatius of Loyola Missionaries
What is Inquisition?
500
Many Protestant Reformers came from France. In France, Protestants were known as this.
What are Huguenots?
500
This Catholic missionary is best known for his work in China during the late Ming Dynasty.
Who is Matteo Ricci?
500
Religious violence between Catholics and Protestants was not uncommon in 16th and 17th century Europe. This is the name for a particularly violent attack on Protestants in France in 1572.
What is the saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre.
500
This is the reason Henry divorced his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves. Actually, they got an annulment.
What is he wasn't attracted to her?
500
King Henry IV of France Edict of Nantes Council of Trent St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
What is Council of Trent?