Flashcard: Vocabulary from Lessons 3–5 — The Modern Era World History

Front

The practice by the Catholic Church of granting forgiveness of sins in exchange for payment was known as:

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Indulgence

Front

Which figure famously posted his Ninety-Five Theses in 1517, sparking the Protestant Reformation?

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Martin Luther

Front

This religious reformer established a branch of Protestantism with a strong emphasis on moral discipline in Geneva:

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John Calvin

Front

The doctrine that God has already chosen who will be saved, regardless of earthly actions, is called:

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Predestination

Front

A government ruled by religious authorities or according to religious law is known as a:

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Theocracy

Front

Different organized groups within a religious tradition, especially Protestant ones, are often called:

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Sects

Front

Which English king broke with the Roman Catholic Church and declared himself head of the Church of England?

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King Henry VIII

Front

When a person is officially declared a saint by the Catholic Church, they are said to be:

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Canonized

Front

The major 16th-century council convened by the Catholic Church to respond to Protestantism was the:

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Council of Trent

Front

Which mystic and reformer of convent life in Spain was later canonized as a saint?

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Teresa of Avila