AP Euro Reformation Part 1 Terms
Anabaptists
a Christian group that don't baptize until the individual proclaims their faith
John Calvin
a French theologian who helped to develop Calvinism, a type of Christianity that believed in predestination
Charles V
a Holy Roman Empire emperor that opposed the Protestant Reformation
Lady Jane Grey
a Protestant who had a great humanism education and became Queen of England, but was killed for treason
St. Ignatius of Loyola
a Spanish knight who went on to found the Jesuits
Book of Common Prayer
a book of different prayers used by Anglicans
Imitation of Christ
a book written by Thomas à Kempis that serves as a guide for Christian life
Council of Trent
a council called together to address the growing Protestantism
Schleitheim Confession of 1527
a document with approval by Swiss Anabaptists that believed it best represented their principles
Ninety-Five Theses
a document written by Martin Luther that protests clerical issues and abuses
Scholasticism
a form of critical thought that uses debate to teach and discover that was popular in medieval universities
Johann Tetzel
a friar best known for giving temporary relief of sins in exchange for money and was heavily challenged by Martin Luther
Schmalkaldic League
a group of Lutheran princes
Thomas Cranmer
a leader of the English, supported the Act of Supremacy, and helped to annul Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine of Aragon
Philip of Hesse
a main supporter of the Protestant Reformation
Jesuits
a male branch of the Catholic church founded by Ignatius of Loyola
Marburg Colloquy
a meeting between Ulrich Zwingli and Martin Luther that was to settle a dispute on the actual presence of Jesus Christ in the Lord's Supper
Modern Devotion
a movement based on renewal through pious practices like obedience and simplicity of life
Cuius Regio Eius Religio
a phrase that means whatever religion the ruler had was the same religion his lands would have
Philip Melanchthon
a reformer from Germany who, along with Luther and Calvin, helped to mold Protestantism
Martin Buse
a religious reformist and a pope
Peasant Revolt
a revolt in most of England that protested the poor treatment of citizens
Indulgence
a temporary relief of sins that was sold by the Roman Catholic Church
Address to the Christian Nobility of the German Nation
a tract by Martin Luther written in the vernacular of German that says people have a common priesthood
Peace of Augsburg
a treaty between a group of Lutheran princes (Schmalkaldic League) and Charles V
"Black Legend"
a type of propaganda that casts a negative image on the Spanish Empire, as well as its people and culture
"Magisterial Reformers"
reformers who were supported by some magistrates and thought that the civil magistrates should enforce the real faith
Act of Supremacy
the act that established the sovereign of the UK as the head of the Church of England
Transubstantiation
the belief that the bread and wine used in Communion miraculously becomes the body and blood of Christ
Reformation Parliament
the parliament that passed legislation that lead to England creating the Church of England
Benefice System
allowed the highest bidders to buy a post
Diet of Worms
an imperial group assembled by the Holy Roman Empire that is most known for the Edict of Worms, which dealt with Martin Luther
Anne Boleyn
became the Queen of England but was executed after never producing a male heir
Donatists
members of a church that was not with the other churches from Early Christianity
Anti-Trinitarians
people who believed that documents involving the Holy Trinity were false