John Wycliffe
What is John Wycliffe's nickname?
"The Morning Star"
How did Girolamo Savonarola die?
Girolamo Savonarola died by being burned alive and hanged.
What was the first book to be printed by the Gutenberg printing press?
The Bible!
What did the Catholic church consider as illegal and punishable by death?
Translating the Bible into any language besides Latin.
How did Wycliffe spend his teenage years?
Studying Bible and theology at Oxford University in England.
Why did Girolamo Savonarola die the way he did?
Because he deliberately opposed Pope Alexander VI.
The printing press: who invented it and when did they invent it?
Johannes Gutenberg, 1440
Why did the vast population of Medieval Europe not know the true teachings of scripture?
Because they didn't have access to the Bible, and, because the Bible wasn't translated into their own language.
Finish the quote: "It helps Christians to study the Gospel __ ____ __________ _____ _____ _____.
"It helps Christians to study the Gospel in that language they know best."
Pope Alexander VI did this to Girolamo Savonarola.
He excommunicated him.
Before the printing press, how many average pages could a scribe copy in one day?
About 40 pages per day
What is a purgatory?
Purgatory is the place Christins go after death but before heaven in order to be purged of the sin remaining in them.
Finish the quote: I am read to _______ __ _________, ______ ______ _______ .
"I am ready to defend my convictions even unto death."
What did Pope Alexander VI intercept from Girolamo Savonarola?
Letters sent to the kings of France, England, Spain and Hungary calling for Pope Alexander VI to be kicked out of office.
By year 1600, about how many pages of literature could be produced per day by the printing press?
About 1,500 pages per day.
What is an indulgence and why was the Catholic church selling them in the Middle Ages?
An indulgence is an official piece of paper from the Catholic church that certified a person would spend less time in purgatory after death.
What is John Wycliffe's best know for?
Being the first person to translate the New Testament into the English language.
What was Martin Luther carrying with him as he traveled to his trial rebellion against the Catholic church?
A picture of Girolamo Savonarola as a Dominican friar (for inspiration).
The printing press distributed about this many copies of Martin Luther's writings in Germany in just two years?
300,000 copies in two years.
Before and during the selling of indulgences, how did the Catholic church teach that a person's sins were forgiven?
Sins were forgiven by Christ eternally. But during the Christian's life, his or her sins were forgiven by ongoing confession to a priest and the doing of penance (a penalty).