HIST-UA 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Greek Orthodox Church, Trans-Cultural Diffusion, Scientific Revolution
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Effects of the protestant reformation on europe: counter reformation spanish. Inquisition, formation of jesuits, 30 years war (peace of westphalia: luther was saying what was on the people"s mind (so the people liked him, nobles liked this because it would give them more power than the catholic. Church: the nobles were also able to take the church"s land, the german princes had to give $ to italy under catholicism, but $ could stay in. Germany under protestant rule: many clergy thought luther was the answer to the church"s corruption, 30 years war was fought because the north of the holy roman empire was protestant and the south was catholic. The war ended with the peace of westphalia, which declared peace around europe: jesuits were founded my ignatius of loyola, and they were determined to combat heresy in the catholic faith. They set up schools that taught humanist and catholic beliefs.
