Peasants' Revolt & Luther's Role

Feudalism in Germany was characterized by extreme labor, little reward, reduced freedom, and ______ punishments to the peasants.

Some priests presented a list of grievances to Luther known as the '______ Articles'.

Luther's response to the list of grievances included both acknowledgement and ______ of the cited practices.

The nobles and peasants expressed ______ after Luther's initial response to their grievances, contributing to further unrest.

The Peasants' Revolt, marked by significant unrest in Germany, occurred between the years 1524 and ______.

Luther's solution to the chaos of the Peasants' Revolt involved the proposal of ______ religion.

The '______ of Augsburg' in 1555 helped to bring a state of peace to Germany by acknowledging religious divisions.

Luther emphasized that 'Christianity must not be thought of as a ______ political movement'.

By 1600, there were at least seven State churches in Europe, including Anglican, Calvinist, Catholic, Dutch Reformed, Eastern Orthodox, Presbyterian, and ______.

The ______ aimed to bring about certain restricted changes within the Roman Church, particularly in regards to morality.

After reading about Roman saints and the life of Christ, ______ Loyola felt compelled to repent.

Ignatius Loyola felt that he could earn his salvation by ______ to the church of Rome and the Pope.

In 1540, Ignatius Loyola received approval to start an organization called the ______ of Jesus, or Jesuits.

The Jesuits aimed to form a group of men dedicated to the Pope and the Roman Church and were seen as the '______ arm' for the Counter-Reformation.

The Jesuit's motto, '______ justifies the means,' reflected their commitment to achieving the goals of the Church regardless of the methods employed.

The Jesuits used ______ as a way to serve the Church by strengthening members and reclaiming Protestants.

In 170 years, the Jesuits controlled 612 colleges, 24 universities, and 150 ______ schools.

The Roman Church was convinced that it was the Kingdom of God on Earth and viewed the Protestant movement as a ______ to that kingdom.

Protestants viewed the Pope as the ______ of the last day.

Negotiations began between the peasants and nobles after a small group of peasants refused to give in to the riots and ______.