Definitions
Places/Events
Martin Luther
The Reformation
Name the Protestants
100
A formal assembly of princes.
What is a Diet (dee-it)?
100
The Catholic Church collected monies from all over Europe and sent it to this city, thus depriving the money from being spent in the country it was collected?
Where is Rome?
100
Martin Luther posted these topics of debate on the church door?
What are the 95 Theses?
100
The major 16th century European movement aimed at reforming the beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church.
What is the Protestant Reformation?
200
The term used to describe all groups protesting the Roman Catholic faith?
What is a Protestant?
200
The undisputed leader of the Counter-Reformation and closes ally of the Pope was this country?
What is Spain?
200
Luther maintained that salvation was granted by?
What is faith alone?
200
This invention led individuals to seek out literacy?
What is the printing press (movable type)?
300
This was developed by the Roman Catholic Church to combat the challenges of the Protestants?
What is the Counter-Reformation?
300
Martin Luther was one of these before leaving the Roman Catholic Church?
What was a Roman Catholic Monk (or Priest)?
300
The Renaissance brought with it a new way of this?
What is thinking?
400
A commission of cardinals tasked with institutional reform, addressing issues such as corrupt bishops and priests, indulgences, and other financial matters.
What is the Council of Trent?
400
Martin Luther was a professor at what major place in Saxony?
Where is the University of Wittenburg?
400
These are papal documents that are sold to parishioners with the promise of remission of their sins.
What is the selling of indulgences?
400
Church leaders became more interested in these, instead of their congregations and saving souls?
What is worldly pursuits such as wealth and power?
400
A Catholic priest and humanist religious reformer in Switzerland who embraced the reforms of Luther and openly attacked abuses in the Catholic Church. He will die for it!
Who is Huldrych Zwingli?
500
The place where Luther was taken for his own protection against assassins, where for the next three years he will live.
What is Wartburg Castle?
500
Luther argued that this is the means of discerning God's word, not the Pope?
What is the Holy Bible?
500
The Reformation ended this within the Roman Catholic Church?
What is the sole reigning power in Western Europe?
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