Peace of Augsburg

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the date of ratification?September 25, 1555
2. What is the primary negotiators?Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and the Schmalkaldic League
3. Why did the Peace of Augsburg happen?It was made because many German princes were fighting the Emperor over religion, and the Emperor wanted to stop the fighting and keep the Empire together.
4. What does 'Cuius regio, eius religio' mean?It means 'Whose land, his religion,' so the ruler decides which church people in his territory will follow.

Protestant Reformation: A 16th-century religious movement that led to the establishment of Protestant churches, breaking away from the Roman Catholic Church.
Schmalkaldic League: A defensive alliance of Lutheran princes and cities formed in the Holy Roman Empire from 1531 to 1547.
Peace of Westphalia: A series of peace treaties signed in 1648 that ended the Thirty Years' War and the Eighty Years' War, establishing principles of state sovereignty.