| Term | Definition |
|---|
| calvanists | followers of john calvin, believed in the idea of predestination |
| indulgences | a lessening of the time spent in purgatory |
| reformation | period of change and reform in the catholic and protestant churches |
| predestination | idea by john calvin that said that god had long ago decided who would gain salvation |
| hugenots | french protestants |
| protestant | people who protested against the catholic church |
| lutherans | followers of martin luther |
| presbyterians | religion that was derived from calvinism |
| anabaptists | believed infants were too young to understand the church's teachings when they were baptized |
| edict of nantes | law issued by Henry IV giving more religious freedom to french protestants |
| peace of augsburg | allowed each prince too decide what religion he wanted in his province |
| council of trent | group of catholic leaders that worked on the problems of the catholic church |
| martin luther | opposed the church's doings, started the protestant reformation & wrote the 95 thesis |
| John Calvin | developed calvinism, created the idea of predestination |
| Henry IV | split from catholic church because he could not annul his marriage |
| what factors led to the protestant reformation? | church competed with government for political church, fought to expand its own interests, lived lavish lives, indulgences |
| 95 thesis | 95 arguments againts indulgences, written by indulgences |
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