Exam 12: The Age of Religious Wars

What did the following major works of the 1570s have in common: the Franco-Gallia of Francois Hotman, On the Right of Magistrates over Their Subjects by Theodore Beza, and Defense of Liberty against Tyrants by Philippe du Plessis Mornay?

After the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre, ____________ was the only protector of Protestants in France and the Netherlands.

French Protestants were known as ____________ and were under surveillance in France in the early 1520s.

The Thirty Years' War broke out first in ________.

The image The Milch Cow symbolizes which of these?

By 1609, Palatine Calvinists headed a Protestant defensive alliance against Spain with assistance from which of the following nations?

The port city of Brill was captured by an international group of anti-Spanish exiles and criminals known as the ________.

Compare and contrast the images of the Catholic baroque church and the open Bible and raised pulpit at the Protestant church.What explains the differences in the décor? What is the rationale behind each? Would these differences sway or alter your opinions of each establishment? Why?

Why was the Thirty Years' War fought? To what extent did politics determine the outcome of the war? Discuss the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648.Could matters have been resolved without war?

Compare and contrast Map 11-3 (Ch.11, p.342) and Map 12-3 on page 375.Describe the changes in the religions of Europe from the years 1560 to 1600.Identify the trends in minorities in each region.Was Protestantism on the decline? In what regions was religion shifting most? What factors could explain these changes? Explain.

Who was deposed after only a few days on the throne as Edward VI's chosen successor in England?

How did Elizabeth I treat her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots?

The Thirty Years' War began as a ________.

The most successful politique was ________.

Queen Elizabeth I was cautious and firm with groups such as the ________ ensuring that nothing lessened the hierarchical unity of the Church of England.

These more extreme English Puritans, known as ____________, wanted every congregation to be autonomous, a law unto itself, with neither Episcopal nor Presbyterian control.

The battle at Breitenfeld in 1630 marked a turning point in the Thirty Years' War.Who won that battle?

Bavaria was a major center of _______.

Examine in detail the balancing act the French monarchy performed between the French Catholics and the Huguenots.What position did each monarch take? Why? What can you conclude as you examine the link between politics and religion? How did these events lead to the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre? Could this incident have been avoided? Explain.

The Peace of Augsburg recognized that ________.