Do Now: Choose the three most significant events of the Protestant Reformation and rank them in order of importance.
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Erasmus - In Praise of Folly Utopia - More Luther Habsburg-Valois Wars Peasant Wars Calvin’s Church at Geneva Council of Trent Peace of Augsburg French Wars of Religion Revolt of Netherlands Spanish Armada Edict of Nantes
John Knox - Scotland - portion of nobility who supported a state church works with parliament to end papal authority Presbyterian Church of Scotland Calvinist by doctrine, emphasis on preaching
Western Europe Poland/Duchy of Lithuania - diverse population, eventually remains Roman Catholic Hungary - Lutheran, divided by Turks, later Catholic
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Pope Paul III - most important Pope who challanged Protestantism Sought to improve existing doctrines rather than institute new ones Response to gains of Protestantism and the response to critics within the church Catholic/counter Reformation