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APEH exam- Reformation people
part 2: 1517-1640
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10th Grade
04/11/2007

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John Wycliffe
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(1328-1384)English forerunner to Martin Luther. denied the pope's supreme religous authority, translated the Bible into English (the peoples language), and Encouraged people to read the bible themselves instead of trusting the papacy. Under treat from the church, he moderated his views and ony received a small punishment
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Jan Hus
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(1369-1418) Bohemian forerunner to Martin Luther. Avocated ideas similar to Wycliffe's (people in charge of their own religion, not controlled by the pope), but refused to compromise. Was burned at the stake, which led to a rebellion
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Desiderius Erasmus
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(1466-1536) Dutch Hummanist who wanted an orderly change and argued for the revival of simple peity based on a renewed study of the bible.
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Martin Luther
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(1483-1546)German friar who belived
1.that salvation was erned by faith alone
2.Religious authority rested with the bible not the pope
3.the church consisted of all belivers (not just the clergy)
4.all work is sacred (not just the religious profession)
5.Marrige of clergy should be permited
6.Baptism, Communion, and pentance were the only sacraments
7.the communion was symbolicaly changed
8.not literally christ's body
9.and Secular rulers were the absoulte authority on everything except spiritual matters
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Ulrich Zwingli
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(1484-1531) introduced religious reform ideas in switzerland. campained against church abuses and praticed that were not found in the Bible. Regarded the Bible (not the Pope) as the final spiritual authority. Disagreed with Luther about sacraments (wanted to deny ALL of them) and said that the Eucharist was only a symbol. This prevented the two grops from uniting against the Catholic Church
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John Calvin
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(1509-1564) religous reformer in Switzerland who wrote "The Institues of Christian Religion". Preached Predestination (God had already detrimed who would go to Heaven and Hell) and Unity of Church and State. He said that poverty was a sign of damnation- led to the Protestant work ethic and served as a justification for capitalism.In France, Calvin's followers were known as Huguenots, in Scotland, they were called Presbyterians, and in England (and America), they were called Puritans.
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King Henry VIII
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(reigned 1509-1547) King that led the English Reformation. Married Catherine of Aragon, but when she failed to produce a heir, he fell in love with Anne Boleyn. Catholic law forbid Divorce, so he severed all ties to the Pope and made the Archbishop of Canterbury an annulment. in 1534, Parliment passed the Act of Supremacy, which made him the head of the Church of England (instead of the Pope). He passed through parliment the Acts of Six Articles which made catholicism manditory and persecuted Protestants
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Elizabeth I
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(Ruled 1558-1603) Daughter of King Henry VII and Anne Boleyn
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