Problems with the Church, Protestant Reformations, Religious Policies, Elizabeth's Problems, Britain and Africa, and Slavery

Flashcards about Problems with the Church, Protestant Reformations, Religious Policies, Elizabeth's Problems, Britain and Africa, and Slavery.

Tithe

10% of your income given to the Church.

Indulgence

A certain amount of money you pay to the church to get to heaven quickly.

Problems with Church Services in Latin

Poor people couldn’t understand and couldn’t feel close to God or know how to get to heaven.

Problems with the Church's wealth

Clergy lived in luxury and Church owned ⅓ of the land in England.

Actions taken in the Catholic Church in 1558

All statues of saints were wrecked, the monarch became the head of the Church, churches were plain and simple, five heretics were burned at the stake, and Catholics would avoid persecution by swearing loyalty to the monarch.

Problems with Priests in 1500

They took bribes, gambled, had idols/statues, and had romantic relationships.

Problems with the Church

Poor and rich treated differently, spending the tithe irresponsibly and not wisely, and giving irresponsible people power.

Protestant Reformation Start Date

31 October 1517.

Martin Luther

Monk who started the Protestant Reformation in Europe.

Problems Martin Luther had with the Church

Indulgences and Services in Latin.

Lutherans

Followers of Martin Luther.

Act of Supremacy

Passed in 1534, which cut the English church from the leadership of the Catholic Church and the Pope in Rome

Religious policy of Edward IV

English prayer book, monarch is head of the Church, no holidays…

Mary I

Catholic

Heretic

Someone who is against the main religion.

Religious Settlement

What Elizabeth’s settlement was called.

Elizabeth's religious settlement

Religious policies estabilished to find a middle ground that most of the population would agree with.

The undeserving poor

The undeserving poor faked their injuries and actually had lots of money. The deserving poor were widows, orphans and people of old age.

Impact of Catholic threat from Spain and Mary

Increased tensions, the potential for war, and the eventual execution of Mary

Reasons Puritans were upset with Elizabeth’s religious settlement

Catholics were being let off, they also didn’t like catholicism in the church

Cloth, wool, manufactured goods

Things that England would trade in 1500

Similarities between Britain and Africa around 1500

Wealthy, traded with other countries, Christianity, powerful leaders…

A place controlled by another country

Definition of a colony

Triangular trade

A trade route from Europe to West Africa and the Caribbean / America that led to the growth of slavery in the Americas.

Growth of slavery

sugar, cotton and tobacco were grown where? in The Americas / Caribbean

What was triangular trade?

A trade route from Europe to West Africa and the Caribbean / America that led to the growth of slavery in the Americas.