John Calvin

How did the French authorities react to Protestants speaking out against the Catholic Church?

• The King ordered them to be exiled.

• They convened a council to discuss reform.

• They rounded them up and even executed some of them.

• They confined them to a certain part of the city.

Jean (John) Calvin set up a ____________ in Geneva, Switzerland.

Which of Calvin's religious ideas was perhaps his most important contribution to religion?

• Total depravity

• Predestination

• Biblical Authority

• Sola Scriptura

Explain predestination in your own words.

What was life like in Calvin's Theocracy in Geneva?

• They struggled to make a living.

• They thrived in a great economy.

• They began to fight against each other.

• They lived under very strict rules of conduct.

Where did Calvinism spread?