Reasons to Protest
Which organization was the powerful in Europe in the 1500s? Even more powerful than the kings and queens!
The Catholic Church
Which man protested against the Catholic Church by hammering 95 issues he had to a church door?
Martin Luther
When the area we know as Germany was controlled by the Catholic Church, it was known as
The Holy Roman Empire
The ________________ was set up to punish heretics for speaking against the church.
Spanish Inquistion
Which group was founded to spread the word of God around the world?
The Jesuit order
The Church was able to charge high fees on borrowing _____________ since they controlled most of the supply in Europe.
money (usury)
What did Martin Luther believe was the ultimate authority on getting people into heaven?
The Bible
In the HRE, the Catholic Church was facing resistance from __________________ princes in the north, leading to a civil war.
Protestant, Lutheran
No. Or yes with good justification
Did the Catholic Church ever stop selling Indulgences?
No
What did the Catholic Church sell that could supposedly take away a persons sins?
Indulgence
Which Protestor believed that to get into Heaven, a person should live a righteous and have a good work ethic?
John Calvin
King Henry of ____________ wanted to keep peace between Catholics and Protestants in his country.
France, Navarre
People started to embrace ______________ or life without church influence.
Secularism
Which country was essentially the most powerful Europe because it was where the Roman Catholic Church was headquartered, and most popes were from there?
Italy
This Calvinist idea states that a persons path in life is determined before they are born.
The Edict of Nantes issued by King Henry gave French _________________ (Huguenots) the right to worship openly in France.
Protestants
The ________________ helped put the Bible into other languages and improved literacy across Europe
Gutenberg Printing Press
Why were people angry at the Catholic Church in the 1500s?
Variety of answers
Which King of England dismissed the authority of the pope in Rome so he could create the Anglican Church in order to divorce his wife?
Henry VIII
When the Thirty Years War Erupted, Cardinal __________________ convinced the French that the war should be political (France vs. The Hapsburgs) rather than religious (Protestants vs. Catholics)?
Richelieu
Which language, spoken only by the church, was the Bible originally written in?
Latin