Chapter 14 Section 1 – Europe in Crisis: The Wars of Religion
(p. 454-457)
MAIN IDEAS
Competing Religions
NOTES
1.) 1560 = ________________________________________________________________ were militant religions

militant = combative
a.) _________________________________________________________________________________
b.) _________________________________________________________________________________
Catholic Spain
(p. 454)
1.) 1556-1598 = ______________________________________________________________________________

See map on p. 455

Controlled Spain, the Netherlands, part of Italy, and the Americas
2.) _________________________________________________________________________________________
3.) _________________________________________________________________________________________

“the Most Catholic King”

Kicked out Spanish Jews and reclaimed land from Muslims

Spain saw itself as a nation of people chosen by God to save Catholic Christianity from Protestant
heretics
The Netherlands
Resist Spain
(p. 454-455)
1.) _____________________________________________________________________________ = 17 provinces
a.) _________________________________________________________________________________
b.) _________________________________________________________________________________
c.) _________________________________________________________________________________
2.) 1566-1609 - ____________________________________________________________________fought Spain

violence erupted
3.) 1609 – ___________________________________________________________________________________

Northern provinces of Netherlands

17th Century = the golden age of the Dutch Republic

The United Provinces became one of Europe’s great powers
Protestantism in England
(p. 455)
1.) 1558 = ___________________________________________________________________ = queen of England
 Took over after her Catholic sister, “Bloody Mary,” died
 Repealed the laws favoring Catholics that had been passed by “Bloody Mary”
2.) ______________________________became the leading _____________________________ nation in Europe
3.) _________________________________________________________________________________________
a.) Made the queen ____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
4.) _________________________________________________________________________________________
5.) Tried to _________________________________________ between _________________________________
a.) England would ____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
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Chapter 14 Section 1 – Europe in Crisis: The Wars of Religion
(p. 454-457)
Defeat of the Spanish
Armada
(p. 456)
1.) 1588 = Spain sent an ________________________________________________________________________

Armada = fleet of warships
a.) Wanted to ________________________________________________________________________
2.) _________________________________________________________________________________________
a.) English ships were _________________________________________________________________
b.) _________________________________________________________________________________

See map on p. 456
3.) By 1598 = ________________________________________________________________________________
a.) _________________________________________________________________________________
b.) _________________________________________________________________________________
c.) _________________________________________________________________________________
Wars of Religion
in France
(1562-1598)
(p. 457)
1.) French kings ______________________________________________________________________________

Huguenots = French Protestants influenced by John Calvin

7% of the total French population were Protestant

But 40-50% of the nobility were Huguenots, which was a threat to the king of France
2.) _________________________________________________________________________________ to oppose
the Huguenots

Ultra-Catholics = an extreme Catholic party

Northern and northwestern France supported the ultra-Catholics

Created 30 years of civil war in France (1562-1598)
3.) 1589 = ________________________________________became King ________________________________
a.) _________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________

Converted to Catholicism to win acceptance by the Catholics in France

Crowned as king of France in 1594

1594 = fighting between Huguenots and Catholics ended
4.) _________________________________________________________________________________________
a.) Made ____________________________________________________________________ of France
b.) _________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
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