Results of the Reformation

Objective: SWBAT ID The Reformation SOL 2

Results of the Reformation

• Northern Europe is Protestant

• Southern Europe remains Catholic

• England is Anglican (Protestant)

Growth of Ideas:

• Secularism

• Individualism

• Religious tolerance

Germany or the Holy Roman Empire

• Martin Luther begins his revolt against the Catholic Church which causes:

(1) Peasant Revolt of 1524. Peasants object to serfdom and want freedom. 100,000 die. No end to serfdom.

Germany or the Holy Roman Empire

(2) Peace of Augsburg 1555. Ends many conflicts between Protestants and Catholics. Each Prince decides his kingdoms religion.

(3) Catholics mainly is southern Germany

(4) Protestants in northern Germany

Germany or the Holy Roman Empire(5) The Hapsburg family and the authority of the

Holy Roman Empire continue to support Roman Catholic Church

England

• King Henry VIII wants a son.

• The Catholic Church won’t allow him to divorce so………

• He takes over the church and makes himself the head

• Renames the church Anglican

England• The church owns

20% of the land in England.

• Henry VIII closes the monasteries and sells the land for $.

• Marries 6 times • Conflict between

daughters Mary I (Catholic) & Elizabeth I (Anglican) over England’s religion

England

• Elizabeth I prevails and strengthens the Anglican church while leading in the Golden Age of England

France

• 10% of the French are Protestants or Huguenots which causes conflict between the Catholics and Protestants.

France

• This conflict leads to:– St. Bartholomew’s

Day Massacre– Edict of Nantes in

1598. Freedom of worship established for Huguenots. Louis XIV revokes it later.

France

• Cardinal Richelieu gets involved in the Thirty Years’ War to make Germany politically weak– Not interested in the

religious aspect

Switzerland

• John Calvin takes over Geneva

• Creates a Theocracy or religious government which is VERY strict.

• Predestination- God has already selected those who will go to heaven

Catholic (Counter) Reformation

• Council of Trent– Reaffirmed most of the

Catholic church doctrine and practices

– Abolished indulgences – Required priests to be

educated

Catholic Reformation

• Needs to reform to keep followers

• No indulgences• Creates the Society

of Jesus, or the Jesuits– start schools to train

priests– send missionaries– All to try to stop

protestants

Catholic Reformation• Reform the Pope• Creates the Inquisition to

seek out and punish heresy (dissent or deviation)– Reinforces Catholic

doctrine

• You can no longer be saved by faith alone

• You must ALSO DO GOOD DEEDS

All these reformations

lead to…

The thirty years’ war

• 1618-1648• European religious

conflict fought mostly in Germany

• Catholic countries vs. Protestant countries

• 1/3 of all Germans die during this war

FIN