thirty years’ war quiz

which was the last and most destructive of the wars of religion?

the thirty years’ war in the holy roman empire.

conflict between which two religious groups led to the war?

catholics & protestants, lutherans & calvinists.

how many autonomous political entities made up the holy roman empire?

360

list the SECULAR entities that made up the holy roman empire

duchies, landgraviates, marches

list the ECCLESIASTICAL entities that made up the holy roman empire

archbishops, bishoprics, abbeys

what did the peace of augsburg in 1555 guarantee the various parts of the holy roman empire?

their own borders, levied their own tolls & tariffs, coined their own money

list examples of local sovereignty throughout the holy roman empire

levying their own tolls & tariffs, coining their own money

which nation states of germany were unified?

spain, england, france

why did german princes oppose efforts to consolidate the holy roman empire

they feared their territorial rights, confirmed by the peace of augsburg, might be overturned

who controlled the imperial diet?

the german princes

how was the population of catholics and protestants divided around 1600?

slightly more protestants than catholics, but almost even

some of those who deserted catholicism during the protestant reformation

ecclesiastical princes, electors, archbishops, bishops, abbots

what did catholic rulers demand in accordance with the ecclesiastical reservation?

those who deserted catholicism were to be deprived of their religious offices & their ecclesiastical holdings were to be promptly returned to catholic control

who often ignored the terms of the ecclesiastical reservation?

lutherans & calvinists in the palantinate

what new “culture” was increasing the anxiety of religious people of all persuasions

a new scientific & material culture was becoming prominent in intellectual and political circles