Jan 31

Reformation teachings and practices didn't offer women a greater role in church or society. The male Christ figure was left as the sole object of worship. Protestants and Catholics were not willing to offer women an official role within their churches. Women had little opportunity to use knowledge from the bible outside of the family. On August 24, 1572 about 3,000 Huguenots were massacred, and in weeks that followed, thousands more perished. During the Thirty Years' War, between 15 to 30 percent of the Germans perished. People were encouraged to read and interpret the scriptures individually and to seek salvation without being in the church. Vasco da Gama landed in India in 1948. His search was for Christians and spices.