Causes of Reformation
How did clergy contribute to the Reformation?
they were uneducated
Printing press
new ideas and translated bibles were widespread
Wrote 95 Theses
Martin Luther
Calvin believed in predestination...what does that mean?
God chooses who goes to heaven and hell when you are born
How did Henry VII become leader of the Anglican church?
He wanted a divorce but the Pope refused so Henry called to end the Pope's power and he broke from the Catholic church and started the Church of England
Scientific advances contradicted.....
Catholic Church teachings
What happened to literacy rates?
They rose because more people had access to books.
Martin Luther's Teachings
Salvation by Faith Alone
All People Are Equal Before God
What is POW, according to Calvin?
predestination
our moral lives
work ethic
she made the Anglican church the official church of England...she combined Catholic and Protestant teaching
What are indulgences?
Paying money for pardon of sins or reward for good behavior
Protestant
someone who protested the Catholic Church
What happened to Martin Luther?
Pope Leo X Medici had Luther excommunicated
Where did Calvinism begin?
Switzerland
What do Anabaptists believe?
children should not be baptized, the world is full of sin, to avoid sin, stay away from the world
Who is near the top in Catholic Church hierarchy?
Popes
when people demand changes
What did Charles V do to Martin Luther?
he was declared an outlaw and heretic
According to John Calvin, what is the ideal government?
One that is a theocracy
Who is John Knox?
started presbyterian church
Who were John Wycliffe and Jan Huss?
both taught the the bible had more authority than church leaders
Who were major reformers?
John Calvin
Martin Luther
Henry VIII
What happened at the Peace of Augsburg?
religion of each German state would be decided by its ruler
John Calvin believed in salvation through...
predestination