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Reformation Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Catholic Church | Largest Christian church in Europe headed by the Pope. |
| Council of Trent | Meeting called by the Catholic church to make reforms and to clarify church teachings. |
| Franciscans & Jesuits | New religious orders which aimed to strengthen and spread the teachings of the Catholic church. |
| Henry VIII | English king who founded his own church in order to get a divorce from his 1st wife. |
| Heretics | The name given by the Catholic church for people who went against church beliefs and teachings. |
| Indulgences | Documents sold by the Catholic church which gave forgiveness for sins. |
| John Calvin | Swiss religious leader and creator of the idea of predestination. |
| Martin Luther | German priest whose complaints against the church sparked the Protestant Reformation. |
| Popes | Leader of the Catholic Church. |
| Predestination | The belief that god decides who will go to heaven or hell before they’re even born. |
| Protestants | Christians who were not part of the Catholic church. |
| 30 Years War | Series of religious conflicts between Catholics and Protestants. |