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Ch 23 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Act of Supremacy of 1534 | A law enacted by the English Parliament, making the monarch the head of the church of england |
| Anabaptists | Radical Protestant reformers who were condemned by both Lutherans and Catholics |
| Anglican (English Protestant) Church | The official Protestant church of England with the monarch as its official head |
| Bill of Rights | A law enacted by Parliament that established certain limits of Royal powers and the specific rights of English citizens |
| Cardinal Richelieu | Secretary of state to King Louis XIV and principal architect of Royal absolution in France that was created under the Bourbon Monarchy |
| Counter Reformation | series of measures that the Catholic church took in the 1540s to counterattack the Protestants including a thorough examination of doctrines and practices and emphasis on instruction of the young and of all Christians |
| Edict of Nantes | Edict issues in 1598 by King Henry the IV of France which guaranteed freedom of worship to his french subjects |
| Elect | A Doctrine made famous by John Calvin that posits the small notion that only a small minority of the human race is predestined for salvation |
| Glorious Revolution of 1688 | The English revolt against the unpopular Catholic King James II and the subsequent introduction of certain Civil Rights restricting monarchic powers. |
| Great Elector (Frederick William) | Frederick William of Prussia 1640-1688 one of the princes who elected the Holy Roman Emperor |
| Habsburg Dynasty | the family that controlled the The Holy Roman Empire after the 13th century based in Vienna, they ruled Austria until 1918 |
| Hanoverian Dynasty | The dynasty of British monarchs after 1714 from the German duchy of Hanover |
| Ignatius of Loyola | 1491-1556 Major Figure of the Catholic counter reformation who founded the society of Jesus or Jesuits |
| Intendants | The travelling officials appointed originally by Cardinal Richelieu to monitor the honesty of efficiency of provincial French Authorities |
| Ivan the Terrible | 1530-1584 the first ruler of Russia to assume the title of Tsar. He overcame Mongol resistance to extend the Russian empire into Siberia. |
| The Institutes of the Christian Religion | John Calvins major work that established the theology and doctrine of the Calvinist Churches first published in 1536 |
| Jesuit Order | Also called the Society of Jesus a Catholic religious order founded in 1547 to combat Protestantism |
| John Calvin | 1509-1564 French theologian who developed the system of Christian theology which included the idea of predestination |
| Justification of Faith | Doctrine held by Martin Luther whereby Christian faith alone and not good works could be the path to salvation |
| King Henry VIII | 1491-1547 King of England 1509 until his death in 1547 He defied the pope by signing the Act of Supremacy which established the monarch as the supreme head of the Church of England |
| Louis XIV | King of France 1643-1715 famous as the leading Bourbon practitioner of royal absolutism and the builder of the Royal chateau at Versailles |
| Martin Luther | 1483-1546 Began the protestant reformation with his famous 95 theses. Also Noted for his translation of the Bible into German. |
| 95 Theses | The Challenge to church authority publicized by a German monk October 31 1517 |
| Peace Of Augsburg | Pact ending the German religious wars in 1555 dividing the country between Lutheran and Catholic hegemony |
| Puritants | The English Calvinists who were dissatisfied by the theology of the Church of England and wished to "purify" it |
| Queen Elizabeth I | Last monarch of the Tudor dynasty She ruled England in 1588-1603 a political genius she united Britons and managed to settle the quarrels between Protestants and Catholics in her realm |
| Reformation | The 16th century upheaval that modified or in some cases rejected altogether some Catholic doctrine and practices led to the establishment of Protestant Churches |
| Restoration | (English) The periods of the 1660s-1680s when Charles II was called by Parliament to take his throne and was thus restored to power |
| Romanov Dynasty | ruled Russia from 1613-1917 |
| The Treaty of Utretch | Treaty signed in 1713 that ended the War of the Spanish Succession. A defeat for King Louis XIV of France, it gave Britain access to the valuable trade of the Spanish Caribbean Islands |
| Treaty of Westphalia | the Treaty that ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648 the first modern peace treaty in that it established strategic and the territorial gains as more important than religious or dynastic ones |
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