AP Euro Topic 2.3 Protestant Reform Cont's Terms and Names (Amsco Bolded)

vernacular bibles

Bibles written in the common language of the people, rather than Latin.

Puritans

Protestant sect in England hoping to "purify" the Anglican church by getting rid of of Roman Catholic traces in practice and organization.

Huguenots

French Protestants influenced by John Calvin

New Testament

The second part of the Christian Bible, containing descriptions of the life and teachings of Jesus and of his early followers

Old Testament

first part of the Bible that is about the early history of the Jews and Judaism

Elizabethan Settlement

The attempt by Elizabeth to settle England's religious problems through compromise

Thirty-nine Articles

The official statement of the beliefs of the Church of England. They established a moderate form of Protestantism and created the Anglican Church

Concordat of Bologna

Treaty under which the French Crown recognized the supremacy of the pope and obtained the right for the government to nominate all French bishops and abbots (1516)

Schmalkaldic Wars

Wars in 1540s between Catholic Charles V and the Protestant German princes

Peace of Augsburg

1555 agreement declaring that the religion of each German state would be decided by its ruler

Schmalkaldic League

Protestant alliance formed by Lutherans against the Catholic Holy Roman Empire/Charles V.

Cuius regio, eius religio

Whose realm, his religion--basic idea behind Peace of Augsburg