GACS lclab World History - Spring Final - Cost (Unit 2 - Chapters 27 & 28)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Martin Luther | German monk, lead the Protestant Reformation, wrote 95 theses, believed that you could get salvation by faith alone |
| Reason for the Reformation | selling of indulgences, cultural differences between the Pope & Martin Luther, & the printing press published Martin Luthers 95 theses |
| Results of the Reformation | everyone had acess to the Bible, church denominations & religious wars |
| Elizabeth I | queen of England who made them permanently Protestant; sister was Mary Queen of Scots (bloody Mary) & she had her beheaded; never married so she was called the Virgin Queen |
| Mary I | became Queen after Edward, Nicknamed bloody Mary because she wanted England back in the Cathloic church so she killed Protestant leaders (same as Mary Queen of Scots) |
| Henry VIII | this king established Church of England because of his marital issues, influenced Protestant reformation |
| John Calvin | French humanist whose theological writings profoundly influenced religious thoughts of Europeans. Developed Calvinism at Geneva. Wrote Institutes of Christian Religion |
| Divine Right Monarchy | The authority of a monarch to rule a realm by virtue of birth; Sun King/Louis XIV |
| unwritten constitution | laws understood by tradition; England has this |
| War of Spanish Armada | was the Spanish fleet that sailed against England under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia in 1588, with the intention of overthrowing Elizabeth I of England. The mission was a total failure and a landmark in naval history for a poorly planned and badly handled operation |
| Glorious Revolution | bloodless overthrow of King James II in 1689; this established William (Dutch Calvanist) and his wife Mary as the new leaders; ended the Stuart male line on the English throne |
| Cromwell- Lord Protector | disbanded parliament and took this title when parliament moved to quit funding the New Model Army |
| Edict of Nantes | It marks the end of the religious wars that tore apart the population of France during the second half of the 16th century. granted the Calvinist Protestants of France (also known as Huguenots) substantial rights in a nation still considered essentially Catholic. |
| Sun King | Louis XIV was called this, reigned for 72 years (this was the longest reign of any European monarch) |
| Roundheads | opponents of the Cavaliers in the English civil war; mostly Puritians from the middle class |
| Cavaliers | the people who supported the king in the English Civil War; mostly came from upper classes |
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