By: Stephanie Sullivan and Alexis Krawciw The Inquisition By: Stephanie Sullivan and Alexis Krawciw
What is the Inquisition? A court established by the church to fight Protestantism It was used to impose religious uniformity. http://my.hrw.com/tabnav/controller.jsp?isbn=0030937752 http://www.artencordoba.com/English/CHRISTIAN-KINGS-ALCAZAR/Christian-Kings-Alcazar-Cordoba-inquisition-period.html
What Happened? http://my.hrw.com/tabnav/controller.jsp?isbn=0030937752 The church put heretics on trial for their religious beliefs and killed many of them Those who were condemned of heresy (belief or religion contrary to orthodox religious doctrine) were handed over to the state for punishment Tried people who were accused of being Protestants, of practicing witchcraft, or of breaking church law https://www.google.com/search?q=heretics+on+trial+during+inquisition&safe=strict&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAkQ_AUoA2oVChMIuJyvkMyIyQIViBk-Ch2UWA6O&biw=1745&bih=883#imgrc=JzaiDJHHA80WMM%3A
Punishments Turcas Witches collar Stoning Strappado http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/vatican/esp_vatican29.htm#The Church Turcas Designed to rip fingernails out Witches collar Inward spikes against the throat Stoning Person stands in the middle while everyone throws rocks and stones at then until they die Strappado Victim has hands tied behind their back while they are hoisted up to the ceiling https://www.google.com/search?q=witchcraft&safe=strict&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAWoVChMIwPeAtcuIyQIVyjc-Ch0zNApC&biw=1745&bih=883#safe=strict&tbm=isch&q=witchcraft+during+inquisition&imgrc=uV81oqplf29Y9M%3A
Who was involved? Popes who increased the Inquisition's power http://my.hrw.com/tabnav/controller.jsp?isbn=0030937752 Popes who increased the Inquisition's power Spanish Monarchs who set up and controlled the harsher Spanish Inquisition Jews, Muslims, Protestants: Used Inquisition to impose religious uniformity on them Church: did not want people to read books on Index of Forbidden Books
Religious Disunity in Europe http://my.hrw.com/tabnav/controller.jsp?isbn=0030937752 Inquisitions actions are seen as abuse of church's power People were not allowed to follow their own beliefs People had to follow the given religion by the church (Catholic Christian) or they would be told that they would lose their soul https://www.google.com/search?q=the+roman+inquisition&safe=strict&espv=2&biw=1920&bih=947&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAWoVChMIm6D958KIyQIVRTU-Ch38bg0O#safe=strict&tbm=isch&q=the+inquisition&imgrc=cGLla__fJq9NeM%3A