1. By: Stephanie Sullivan and Alexis Krawciw
The Inquisition
By: Stephanie Sullivan and Alexis Krawciw

2. What is the Inquisition?
A court established by the church to fight Protestantism
It was used to impose religious uniformity.

3. What Happened?
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

4. Punishments Turcas Witches collar Stoning Strappado
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

5. Who was involved? Popes who increased the Inquisition's power
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

6. Religious Disunity in Europe
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