PPT-The Age of Religious Wars: Spain’s Decline and the Buildi

By Mr Moore using contributions by Susan Pojer High School of Economics amp Finance NYC NY How did the Wars of Religion Mark the Decline of Spains Power and Lead to the Development of a Nationalist Spirit and State Sovereignty in England France and the Netherlands. AP European History. Ms. Tully. Crises of the 17. th. Century. “Little Ice Age” – bad harvests, starvation for lower classes. Economic crises – high food prices, inequitable wealth, recession. Religious Struggle. 1500-1550s, struggle between Lutherans and . Zwinglians. (c. Europe). 1550s-1600s, struggle by Calvinists for recognition. Peace of Augsburg. Cuius. . regio. , . eius. . religio. AP European History. www.mrdaltonsclass.com. Key Terms – Religious Wars. Philip II. William of Orange. Spanish Inquisition. Bloody Mary. Elizabeth I. St. Bartholomew Day Massacre. Henry IV. Edict of Nantes. p. 18 Millennium 1. STUDY QUESTIONS. What was the reason for the “Hundred Years’ War and how did it develop?. It broke out because of Edward III’s claim to the vacant throne of France. Tragic events such. Catholics & Protestants. It Matters Because:. The struggle between . Catholics & Protestants . during the Reformation shaped the churches that we know today.. I. The Catholic Reformation. A. Catholics . (c. 1519-1559). . A. . Treaty of . Cateau-Cambrèsis. (1559). Ended Hapsburg-Valois Wars (last purely dynastic wars in 16. th. century). The wars had been political in nature (not religious) as both France and the HRE were Catholic.. The United Nations. Why wars occur. Just War Theory. Christian and Jewish attitudes to war. Religious organisations and world peace. Christian and Jewish attitudes to bullying. Religious conflict within families. Wars of Religion . From 1560 to 1648 wars would be fought largely over religious issues . Spain sought to squash Protestantism in Western Europe and the spread of Islam in the Mediterranean . French Catholics sought to squash the Huguenots . 8. Absolute Monarchs. Absolutism. Forceful single leader trying to control every aspect of society within their borders.. Starts about the 1500’s till about the middle of the 1800’s all over continental Europe. 1618-1648. Social . and Religious Upheaval in Europe. Between 1560 and 1650 Europe suffered economic and social crises as well as political upheaval. In addition to the religious turmoil and wars, other factors . Between . 1552 . and 1598, . Huguenots (French Protestants) . and Catholics fought eight religious wars. In 1589, Henry IV becomes king. He’s a Huguenot. First Bourbon king. He was opposed by many Catholics, so he gave up his Protestantism and became a Catholic. Lesson #. 2. Thirty Years War. Thirty Years War. Most important war of the 17. th. Century. Shattered the Peace of Augsburg (1555). Reshaped national hegemony. Destroyed trust and commerce. Ended Wars of Religion. “The world is getting less violent; we're just more aware of the violence.”. The decline of war. Outside the Middle East, war is effectively disappearing. In Nigeria, Boko Haram is on the retreat from many of its home territories. . Exploring different definitions and explanations of secularisation Starter: What do we know already? Auguste Comte? Karl Marx? Max Weber? Bellah? Fundamentalism? Simple definition: The idea that the influence of religion has declined – and continues to decline – in contemporary societies