A Catholic court that inquired into the beliefs of people to see if they were heretics
Catholics defeated the Protestants and reestablished Catholicism (bohemian phase)
Catholic Reformation
Religious reform movement within the Latin Christian Church, begun in response to the Protestant Reformation. It clarified Catholic theology and reformed clerical training and discipline in response to Protestant reforms.
Jesuits
members of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic religious order founded by Ignatius of Loyola
Murder of Huguenots by Catholics: considered the incident that led to war
Peace of Westphalia
French Phase (1635-1648)
Used this war as an excuse to fight the Habsburgs in Spain in order to assure that they would not rebound from the Protestant defeats
Frederick 1st
Helped start the 30 years war because he challenged the catholic absolutism of the holy Roman emperor Ferdinand 2nd
A treaty between Charles V and the German Protestant princes that let each prince choose the religion of their kingdom (only Protestant or catholic)
Diet of Worms
called by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V in 1521. Luther was ordered to recant but he refused. Charles V declared Luther an outlaw.
Double entry book keeping
Catherine de Medici had thousands of Protestants killed at Henry of Navarre's wedding
Defenestration of Prague
Holy Roman emperor Ferdinand 2nd shut down several lutheran churches in Bohemia. They then threw those officials out of a window.
Hugenots
French Protestants
30 years war: Bohemian Phase (1618-1625)
Small localized war in Bohemia between the Protestant union and the catholic league . Catholic league won and reestablished Catholicism
nepotism
Indulgences
Allowed people to buy their salvation
Witch hunts
Social order in 16th century europe
Land ownership important, wealth important, religion, and patriarchy (less in rural areas)
Council of Trent
Aimed to reform the church and reconcile with Protestants. They cracked down on corruption and created a spiritual reawakening.
Swedish Phase (1630-1635)
Marks the point at which the war extended beyond the borders of the Holy Roman Empire and became a proper European war. King gustavus Adolphus, a brilliant strategist scored major victories for the Protestants, with aid from France.
Edict of Nantes
document that granted religious freedom to the Huguenots in France
Anabaptists
A Protestant sect that believed only adults could make a free choice regarding religion; they also advocated pacifism, separation of church and state, and democratic church organization.
Predestination
Calvinist belief that God long ago determined who would gain salvation
Index of Prohibited Books
Danish Phase (1625-1629)
King of Denmark, who was Protestant, led attacks against the Catholics. War is transforming from a local conflict, to a tran-national war
the buying and selling of church offices
Stocks
