1. C OUNTER R EFORMATION

2. T HE B ONFIRE OF V ANITIES Catholic Churches would melt down their gold and silver ornaments Use $$ to buy food for poor and hungry members of the church

3. J ESUITS Catholic group to public emphasize spirtuality and service Military like organization Used education to fight the Protestant Reformation

4. C OUNCIL OF T RENT A council of delegates that met off and on, 1545-1563, to examine the criticisms made by Protestants Addressed and fixed the abuses that weakened the church Corruption Financial abuse Indulgences New life to Catholism

5. I NQUISITION Court of the Church Roman  Fight Protestantism Spanish  Impose religious uniformity

6. R ELIGIOUS P ROSECUTION Protestants and Catholics disapproved of the Jewish and Islam religions Options: convert or migrate Ghettos: a section of a city in which all Jews were required to live. Europeans feared witches roamed the land Fears increased during times of poor harvests or hardships Penalty: Death