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Protestant Reformation History Pages 190-195
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Frederick the Wise
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An elector of Germany that decided Luther should receive a hearing
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diet
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an assembly of princes and high church officials in the Holy Roman Empire
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Diet of Augsburg
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A diet that was at odds with the papacy

met with Luther for his 1st hearing
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Johann Eck
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Debated with Luther at the University of Leipzig.
He forced Luther to clarify his views on the Roman church and papacy
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Charles V
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The Holy Roman Emperor that agreed that Luther should attend the Diet of Worms
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Edict of Worms
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Declared Luther a heretic and an outlaw
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Wartburg Castle
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Where Luther was taken to by Frederick the Wise
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Knight George
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Luther's disguise name in Wartburg Castle
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popular education
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education should be to all people rather than a privileged few
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The first Protestant University
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University of Wittenberg
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A Mighty Fortress is Our God
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A hymn composed by Martin Luther
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Katharina von Bora
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A former nun that married Martin Luther and had six children
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cantons
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Several major cities in Switzerland that acted independent of one another
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Swiss Confederation
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The thirteen cantons united into this group
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Ulrich Zwingli
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A priest that stepped forth and attacked the sale of indulgences
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Zurich
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The Swiss city that Zwingli was appointed the "people's priest" and preached through the gospel of Matthew
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John Calvin
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Born in Noyon France and became very committed to the Protestant Faith
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Basel
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The city where Calvin took refuge in and undertook studies in the Bible
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The Institutes of the Christian Religion
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written by John Calvin
the single most influential book of the Protestant Reformation apart from the Bible
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Guillaume Farel
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A French Protestant that persuaded Calvin to assist in the reform in Geneva
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Conrad Grebel
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Led the group of Protestants known as the Swiss Brethren
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Anabaptist
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Means re-baptizer
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Menno Simmons
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Started what is now known as Mennonites
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Baptists
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The largest group of Christians who look back to the Anabaptists
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