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What is penance?
acts to show repentance
What invention changed the world more than any other invention?
Gutenburg Press
What was Martin Luther afraid of in the beginning when he was a monk?
That God would punish him for his sins if he did not do certain things
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During the Renaissance, most families had a copy of their own Bible
False
What are indulgences?
something you could buy to avoid doing penance
Who invented this invention?
What did Martin Luther think people do do to find out what God was saying to them?
Read the Bible
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Scientists were able to use other people's ideas to further their studies before books were printed
False
What is a heretic?
men who no longer followed the truth about God
How were books made in the middle ages?
Monks wrote them by hand
What Catholic church practice made Martin Luther very upset?
Paying money to the church to get out of doing penance for sin
What do we call the method of learning that arose during the Renaissance?
The Scientific Method
Who were the Protestants?
those who argued against the practices of the Catholic church
What did the Chinese use to make paper?
Bark, straw, and old rags
What did Luther write to express his feelings to the church?
Why was the Catholic church worried about the ideas of the Reformers?
They would lose money and power
Who were the Reformers?
People who wanted the church to change
What was this invention used to print copies of?
Bibles
Philip Melanchthon wrote down the teachings of the Reformers in a document called the
Ausburg Confession