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 Catherine de Medici had thousands of Protestants killed at Henry of Navarre's wedding 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. A treaty between Charles V and the German Protestant princes that let each prince choose the religion of their kingdom (only Protestant or catholic)

Banks began handling so much money, new techniques were developed to keep track of it. Double entry booking was a way of keeping track of everyone’s debts and bank balance. the buying and selling of church offices the peace treaty that ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648. Marked the end of Europe's religious wars, amended the Augsburg agreement, and weakened the holy Roman emperor In 1500s to 1600s about 50 thousand women were killed for being witches. Caused by patriarchal beliefs (women are too weak to resist the devil)

Aimed to reform the church and reconcile with Protestants. They cracked down on corruption and created a spiritual reawakening. In 1500s to 1600s about 50 thousand women were killed for being witches. Caused by patriarchal beliefs (women are too weak to resist the devil) Small localized war in Bohemia between the Protestant union and the catholic league . Catholic league won and reestablished Catholicism King of Denmark, who was Protestant, led attacks against the Catholics. War is transforming from a local conflict, to a tran-national war

Jesuits Simony Stocks Defenestration of Prague

Murder of Huguenots by Catholics: considered the incident that led to war 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. Aimed to reform the church and reconcile with Protestants. They cracked down on corruption and created a spiritual reawakening. Small localized war in Bohemia between the Protestant union and the catholic league . Catholic league won and reestablished Catholicism