Important People/Dates
Who founded the Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther
Who holds authority in Catholicism and who holds authority in Protestantism?
Catholicism: Pope
Protestantism: The Bible
What is the main reason for the Protestant Reformation?
Many people did not agree with all the rulings of the Catholic Church.
Why was Luther expelled from the church?
He refused to disavow his writings at the Diet of Worms.
What are the propositions called that Martin Luther proposed?
95 Theses
How does the status of Mary compare in Catholicism to Protestantism?
Mary is more prominent in Catholicism.
What did many people criticize about the Pope?
The luxurious lives they lived
The Reformation was a very ______ period in Europe.
Violent
What century did the Reformation take place in?
The 16th century
Name two different sub-religions of Protestantism.
Lutheran, Baptism, Methodist, Presperterian
What was said about the power of the Catholic Church?
They had too much power.
Where did the movement spread to?
Europe
1) Martin Luther 2) John Calvin 3) William Tyndale
William Tyndale
What is the difference between the Catholic and Protestant Bible?
Protestants base their beliefs on the Bible alone, Catholics do not.
What was the main effect of The Protestant Reformation?
It created a new religion.
Who formed the Presbyterian Church?
1) John Knox 2) John Calvin 3) Huldreich Zwingli
John Calvin
Which reformer rejected the Holy Trinity?
1) Michael Servetus 2) Thomas Cranmer 3) John Calvin
Michael Servetus
How do Protestants recognize the Pope?
They don't recognize him at all.
What did the end of the Reformation signal in the eyes of many historians?
The beginning of the modern era
In what town did Martin Luther post the 95 Theses on a church door?
Wittenberg