1. Preparation for comprehensive exam chapters 15 & 16. * indicate possible short answer topics.

2. You will need to know the definition of the Key Terms for both chapters.
3. You will need to know the basic beliefs of Luther and Calvin.*
4. How did the Catholic Church reform itself?*
5. Who were the Jesuits? What was their mission? Where did they travel?
6. What were indulgences?
7. What was a Christian humanist?
8. What was the goal of Erasmus p. 550.
9. What was Utopia? P. 551.
10. In what regions did the Catholic faith remain strong? Where were the Protestants? P. 558.
11. Know about the main cause of the Peasants’ War.
12. What was Luther’s attitude toward the Peasants’ War.
13. How and why were the Anabaptists persecuted?
14. What did the Protestant reformation replace in education? P. 562.
15. In what other ways did the Protestant reformation change society? P. 562-565*
16. Who was Charles V? Know about his life.*
17. Know about Henry VIII’s split from the church.
18. Know about the terms of the Peace of Augsburg. Page 573.
19. Know how Charles split his realm when he “retired.” Page 573.
20. What was the “dream” of the Reformation, vs. the reality of what happened. Page. 577.
21. Know what religion eventually took control of a region—England, Scotland, and the Dutch Republic.
22. What was the opening incident that began the Thirty Years War? Page 581.
23. What was the religion not recognized at the Peace of Augsburg? P. 482.
24. Who were the two powerful royal families in France page. 583.
25. Know some details about the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre. Page 583.
26. Why did Henry IV issue the Edict of Nantes? Page 585.
27. How did one become the Nobility of the Robe? Page 585.
28. Know about the Battle of Lepanto, page 587.
29. Who were the Moriscos and what happened to them? Pages 587.
30. The revolt of the Netherlands—what did Philip do? The Southern Provinces of the Netherlands—who did they ally with, and then who did they go back to? Page 587.
31. What were some of the traits of the Dutch state? Page 589.*
32. Know about the circumstances behind the launching of the Spanish Armada. Page 590.
33. Why did Ivan the terrible earn the nick name—Terrible? Page 591.
34. What nations participated in the 30 years war? Page 393.
35. What were the effects on the civilian population during the war? Page 593-594.
36. Why did the Peace of Westphalia serve as a model for future peace conferences? Page 595-596.
37. How did state authority increase? Page 596-597. *
38. Where did the economic Balance of Power shift? Page 603.
39. What were some of the reasons that colonization began in the New World? Page 604.
40. Know some of the traits of Baroque art. Page 607.
41. How did Natural Law refute the practice of torture? Page 609.
42. Who was Copernicus and what were his ideas? Page 612.
43. What happened to Galilleo? (focus on trial) page 613-614.
44. Bacon and Descartes—know about their ideas page. 614.
45. Why did the witchcraft persecutions start to fade? Page. 616.