| A | B |
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| Counter-Reformation | the movement to strengthen the teachings and structure of the Catholic Church |
| Ignatius of Loyola | founded the Society of Jesus in 1534 |
| Jesuits | members of the Society of Jesus |
| Society of Jesus | a religious order organized like a military troop to defend and spread the Catholic faith |
| Teresa of Avila | founded an order of nuns that lived in isolation , completely dedicated to prayer and meditation |
| Council of Trent | a series of meetings began by Pope Paul III to revive the moral authority of the Catholic Church and stop the spread of Protestantism |
| Inquisition | institution set up in the Middle Ages to combat heresy |
| Pope Innocent IV | gave a papal order in 1252 that stated that heretics should be forced to confess |
| Index of Forbidden Books | list of works that Catholics were forbidden to read first released by the Inquisition in 1557 |
| ghetto | area that Jews were required to live and work during the 1500's. |
