He was born in Eisleben, Germany in 1483, studied law, and posted his 95 thesis to a church door in Wittenberg
Who is Martin Luther
100
An uprising in which 100,000 peasants died trying to rise against the ruling class in response to Luther's teaching.
Peasant Uprising
100
Protestant fundamental belief that Scripture alone serves as the believer's ultimate authority.
What is Ultimate Authority of Scripture or Soli Scriptura
100
The place where Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to a castle church door.
Where is Wittenberg, Germany
100
Martin Luther presented this as a gift to the Prince of Saxony, Fredrick the Wise.
The new testament translated to German
200
He went to college at age 14 and wrote the most scholarly, organized, and readable book of doctrine for Protestantism during the reformation.
Who is John Calvin
200
The Catholic Church's response to the reformation. They sought to solidify and reform their beliefs.
What is The Counter Reformation
200
Protestant belief that each person can communicate with God directly through Jesus an that every believer has a responsibility to minister tho others.
What is Priesthood of all Believers
200
The wife of Martin Luther (her maiden name)
Who is Katharina von Bora
300
He broke away from the Catholic church because the pope would not approve of his divorce and deemed himself the head of the Anglican Church.
Who is King Henry VIII
300
A "meeting" of sorts, in 1521, that Martin Luther was summoned to by the Pope to defend his "heretical" teachings.
What is the Diet of Worms
300
A fundamental belief of Protestantism that God accepts the believer as righteous or justified, not on the basis of any righteousness found in him, but in the righteousness of Jesus.
What is Justification by Faith Alone
300
A practice by the Catholic church that angered Luther greatly. The were using this practice to gain profit by selling it.
What is the Selling of Indulgences
400
Head of the Roman Catholic Church. In 1520 he gave Martin Luther 60 days to recant or be excemunicated.
Who is Pope Leo X
400
A massacre that took place in France in 1572 over a period of two months with 70,000 murdered. It all began at a wedding designed to ensnare these people.
What is Massacre of the Huguenots
400
A group of believers that rejected infant baptism and were baptized again.
Who are the Anabaptists
400
a form of government in which a deity is the source from which all authority derives.
What is a Theocracy
500
He was a Spanish nobleman that had prepared himself for a military career. He sustained a near fatal injury and founded the Jesuit Order.
Who is Ignatius of Loyola
500
A term meaning the destruction of relics and Icons. King Henry VIII gave the order to do just that in all of the churches in England.
What is Iconoclasm
500
Catholic belief that when the priest blesses the communion bread and wine it becomes the physical blood and body of Jesus.
What is Transubstantiation
500
A book written by John Calvin at age 27 that clearly outlined the beliefs of Protestantism like no one had before.