Martin Luther Timeline
The first event that occurred that encouraged Martin Luther to makes reforms was...
1. Tetzel sold indulgences to people for their sins to be forgiven.
Before reforms were made, the Bible was written in ____________ which only a few people could read (particularly church leaders).
Latin
What was the purpose of the Council of Trent?
The Council of Trent was created to make reforms to the Catholic Church and prevent the spread of Protestantism.
This was one new idea that spread during the Renaissance that made people change the way they thought about the world. It focused on science, history, art, and government instead of religion.
humanism
One way society changed during the Renaissance is that humanists started studying...
the classical texts of ancient Greece and Rome.
The second event that occurred in the timeline after Tetzel sold indulgences was...
Martin Luther wrote his 95 Theses in which he listed all the wrongdoings of the Catholic Church.
Luther translated the Bible into the German ______________ which most people could understand.
vernacular
It reformed corruption in the church. The clergy was no longer allowed to live in luxury or use unlimited amount of money.
This was a new idea that spread during the reformation. It was a new type of Christianity which questioned the corruption of the Catholic Church.
Protestantism (includes Lutheranism and Calvinism)
Another way society changed during the Renaissance and Reformation is that people started questioning...
the Catholic Church and its corruption.
The third event that occurred in the timeline after Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on the church was...
Martin Luther has to go to Worms to take back what he said about the Catholic Church.
Because the Bible was translated, more people could ______________ it for themselves instead of relying on the pope or other church leaders to explain it.
understand
The Council of Trent was unsuccessful in stopping the spread of ______________.
Protestantism
This was a new idea that came up during the Renaissance that made the Bible more understandable by more people.
The Bible was translated to the German vernacular.
A major change that occurred during the Reformation is the creation of a new type of Christianity called...
Protestantism
The fourth event that occurred in the timelines after Martin Luther was sent to Worms was...
Martin Luther is accused of heresy.
People no longer had to rely on the _____________ church to learn the meaning of the bible after it was translated into German.
Catholic
The Council of Trent tried to attack problems in the _____________.
Catholic Church
This was a new idea that came back during the Renaissance the changed the way people studied science (instead of relying on the Catholic Church to teach them).
scientific method
heliocentric model of the cosmos (The sun is the center of the solar system, not the Earth).
A change that occurred in society during the Reformation is that more people could understand the Bible and stopped relying on...
the Catholic Church, pope, and church leaders to explain the religion to them.
The fifth event that occurred in the timeline after Martin Luther is accused of heresy was...
Frederick the Wise made it look like Martin Luther was kidnapped and then Frederick took him to his palace and protected him.
Power was taken away from the _________________ and given to the __________________ after the Bible was translated.
Catholic Church, common people
Was the Council of Trent successful?
It was successful in reforming corruption, but it was unsuccessful in undoing the damage that had been done by the Church. It couldn't stop the spread of Protestantism.
This was an important tool which allowed new ideas to be spread during the Renaissance and Reformation.
printing press
Society also changed during the Renaissance because _____________ subjects became more popular than religious subjects.
secular (like art, history, science, etc.)