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Age of Religious Wars

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Identify 3 freedoms gauranteed to Huguenots by the Edict of Nantes.
worship, assembly, attend university, fortify towns, hold public office
What was the name of the treaty that ended the 30 years War?
Treaty of Westphalia
What treaty brought the lower 10 provinces of the Netherlands together with the upper 7?
Pacification of Ghent
What event provided inspiration for Protestants and marked the beginning of the end for Spain?
Defeat of the Armada
What was the outcome, other than dead people, of the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre?
It marked the renewal of religious civil war in France
What was the massacre of 7000 Protestants in Antwerp called?
Spanish Fury
What catholic nation aided Protestant Sweden during the 30 Years War
France-as a way to check the power of Hapsburg Spain
What was the name of French Protestants?
Huguenots
What event "triggered" the 30 Years War?
the defenstration of Prague
What was Phillip II's religious justification for invading the Netherlands?
enforcing the Council of Trent-religious unity
Why did Catholic France (Richelieu) assist Catholic Sweden in the 30 years War?
to check the power of the Hapsburgs (Catholic)
What treaty brought English help to Protestants fighting in France & the Netherlands?
Treaty of Nonsuch
What religion is most of modern day Belgium?
Catholic
What were the 4 main areas (geographical) of fighting during the Age of Religious Wars.
France (civil wars), England VS Spain (Armada) Spain VS Dutch in Netherlands & 30 Years War in German states
Who wanted to rid the Anglican Church of all "Catholic" practices & structures?
Puritans
What areas of Europe had Calvinist majorities?
Netherlands, Switzerland, Scotland
What was the name of the extreme Puritans-many of whom would flee to the New World?
Congregationalists
How did Calvinists organize the churches and government?
locally
Name 2 of 3 areas that Phillip II tried to conquer.
Netherlands, Portugal, and England
What does cuius regio, eius religio mean?
The ruler determines the religion of the land-this was established at the Peace of Augsburg in 1555
Who did Spain support in the 30 Years War?
HRE (Ferdinand)
What areas of Europe held Lutheran majorities by the end of the 16th century?
Denmark, Sweden, Norway, northern Germany
What was the name of the Spanish fleet that invaded England in 1588?
the Spanish Armada-130 ships, 25,000 soldiers
Name 2 things that brought about the demise of the Spanish Armada.
wind, English ships, tactics, sea dogs
What percentage of French aristocracy joined the Huguenots to protest the Guise controlled monarchy?
40
What militant Catholic family did Catherine de Medici most often conspire with to suppress the Huguenots?
the Guise
What "Catholic" & "Protestant" elements were in the Elizabethan Settlement?
C-Church hierarchy & ceremony; P-Book of Common Prayer/doctrine
List the 4 phases of the 30 Years War
1=Bohemian, 2=Danish, 3=Swedish, 4=Swedish/French
What were the 2 main religious groups that fought wars in the 17th century?
Catholics & Protestants-mainly Calvinists
What tactics did the Dutch resisters use against the Spanish army?
guerilla, piracy
How did Henry of Navarre (Henry IV) bring an end to the religious conflict in France?
converting to Catholicism (Paris is worth a Mass) & the Edict of Nantes
What monarch tried to "re-introduce" Catholicism in England?
Mary Tudor (Bloody Mary)
Why was Mary, QOS such a bad match for Scotland?
very French & Catholic
In 1571, the Spanish ended Turkish control of the Mediterranean at which famous naval battle?
Lepanto
Why did the English want to keep the Spanish out of the Netherlands?
fear of invasion, trade rivalry
What was the Elizabethan Settlement?
a moderate religious policy-Catholic hierarchy & Protestant doctrine. You had to attend church-but there would be no witch
Name some groups that supported the Protestant cause in the 30 Years War.
Swedes, Danes, Dutch
What were some the the results of the 30 Years War?
1/3 of German population killed, Europe divided religiously, Calvinism now recognized, Switz & Neth. are independent, empire (HRE) economy weakened, England becomes a naval power
What was Spain's most valuable land in Europe?
the Netherlands
What country was formed by the lower 10 provinces of the Netherlands?
Spanish Netherlands, which became Belgium
How did families like the Medicis and Fuggers exert their power?
lending money to key people
Where was the 30 Years War fought?
the German states

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