Renaissance, Reformation, Expantion Study Guide

Renaissance, Reformation, and Expansion
Test #1 Study Guide

Church:
- extremely wealthy: own best land, don’t pay taxes
- Want a THEOCRACY
- Becoming corrupt:
o Simony: selling of church offices (offices only in it for money, not religion)
o Pluralism: Selling many offices to same person, owning more than one district
o Immorality: Officers had mistresses and illegitimate children, stealing, drinking
o Nepotism: Passing offices down to illegitimate children
o Selling of Salvation
Babylonian Captivity: 1309-1377 Period at which Popes live in Avignon,
France instead of Rome. Leads to Great Schism: One pope in Rome, one pope in Avignon, and third pope elected to put out other two but other two wouldn’t resign. 3 Councils created who tried to get Popes to resign but they wanted the power in turn. Result: all three popes resign and a new pope is elected to reside in Rome.

John Wycliffe: printed 1st bible in English -> bad (now pu...