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Chapter 16 Part I
Protestants, Catholics, and the Scientific Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How was Christianity originally divided? | Between the Roman Catholics and the Eastern Orthodox. |
| Where were the Roman Catholics located at? | Western and Central Europe. |
| Where was the Eastern Orthodox Church located at? | Eastern Europe and Russia. |
| Constantinople? | Former Byzantine and Eastern Orthodox capital. |
| When did the Ottomans seize Constantinople? | 1453. |
| Why was Christianity on the defensive? | Because of the spreading of Islam. |
| When was the Protestant Reformation launched? | 1517. |
| Martin Luther was from where? | Germany. |
| What act launched the Protestant Reformation? | The nailing of the Ninety-five Theses to the door of a church in Wittenberg. |
| What was a reason for the criticism of the Catholic Church? | The Church's selling of indulgences. |
| From where did Martin Luther believe salvation could be found? | In faith alone. |
| Where was the source of authority, according to Martin Luther? | The Bible alone. |
| What did Martin Luther's beliefs call into question? | The special position of the clerical hierarchy, and even the pope. |
| What did some kings and princes gain because of the schism within the Catholic Church? | Their independence from the Church, and lands and taxes held by the Church. |
| When did the common people use the schism to express their opposition to the social order? | In a series of revolts in the 1520s. |
| What stimulated education in literacy for women? | The want to read the Bible. |
| Did the Protestant teachings offer women more or less freedoms? | Less. The veneration for all female saints ended, and the alternative to marriage for women was opposed. |
| Where did Reformation thinking spread to? | France, Switzerland, England, etc. |
| What churches did Protestantism split into? | Lutheran, Calvinist, Anglican, Quaker, and Anabaptist to name some. |
| What invention helped Reformation ideas spread? | The printing press. |
| How did the religious schism affect the urban middle classes? | It provided them with a new religious legitimacy for their growing role in social order. |