The meeting that excommunicated Martin Luther from the Catholic Church
Diet of Worms
100
People whose goal is to convert non-believers to their religion
Missionaries
100
Former Catholic Priest who founded Protestantism
Martin Luther
100
A piece of paper bought by Christians that absolved them of their sins and limited their time in purgatory
Indulgences
200
Luther's believed that "faith and _______ alone" was the key to Christianity
Faith
200
A Series of meetings over 30 years in the 16th century, where Catholic clergy met to decide their response to the Reformation
Council of Trent
200
A religious order that acted like an army for the Catholic Church to keep the Reformation from spreading. Focused on education
Jesuits
200
Protestant leader who formed his own branch of Protestantism, centered around the idea of Predestination
John Calvin
200
The name of the movement against the catholic church
Reformation
300
Name of the list of complaints Luther nailed to the church door in Wittenberg.
95 Theses
300
After decades of bloody violence between French Huguenots and Catholics, this meeting was held in 1598 and granted protestants the right to practice their faith.
Edict of Nantes
300
French Protestants who fought against Catholics for decades in 1500's France
Huguenots
300
Englishman who was the first to translate the Bible from Latin to English, which led to his execution
William Tyndale
300
Name of the counter-movement against the Protestant Reformation
Catholic Reformation (or counter-reformation)
400
The major complaint Luther had against the Catholic Church; was mentioned numerous times in his famous "list"
Indulgences
400
The Treaty of Westphalia, held in 1648, ended this war and led to the breakup of the Holy Roman Empire and a more limited Papal authority
30 Years War
400
Protestants who believed in the idea of Predestination
Calvinists
400
Catholic Missionary who founded the Jesuits
Ignatius of Loyola
400
He wanted a divorce from his wife, Catherine of Aragon, and when the Pope would not grant him one, he founded the Church of England, which he ruled over.
King Henry VIII
500
The meeting where Luther was forced to recant his ideas. When he refused, he was excommunicated. The result was as ugly as the name of the meeting...
Diet of Worms
500
Location of the church where Martin Luther famously nailed his list of demands and complaints against the Catholic Church
Wittenberg
500
The first Protestants; people who believed in "faith and faith alone"
Lutherans
500
Catholic missionary who traveled as far as India and Japan to convert people to Catholicism
Francis Xavier
500
The religious wars in Europe during the 16th and 17th century helped lead to this type of government, where local towns and national governments shared power