| A | B |
| Monarchs | grew stonger and gained power |
| Official state religions | strengthened national unity |
| Massacres | millions of helpless people died |
| Age of Discovery | helped to spread religion around the world |
| Wars of religion | set boundaries between Catholics and Protestants |
| Counter Reformation | Catholic response to the growth of Protestantism |
| Jesuits | Catholic Missionaries |
| Pope | Supreme Authority of the Church |
| Latin Bible | Official Bible of the RCC |
| Protestant writings | were banned and destroyed |
| Inquisition | was a trial to capture heretics |
| Catholic rulers | were to win back lands from the Protestants |