The Catholic Church
This person is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
Pope
This German monk challenged the Catholic Church in 1517.
Martin Luther
This Protestant reformer established a major religious movement in Geneva, Switzerland.
John Calvin
This Tudor king, also known as Henry VII, defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485.
Henry Tudor
This branch of Christianity is led by the Pope in Rome.
Catholic
This religious practice involved admitting sins to a priest and receiving forgiveness through the Church.
Confession
This Lutheran document contained many arguments criticizing the practices of the Catholic Church.
95 Theses
This religious belief teaches that God has already decided who will receive salvation.
Predestination
This church was established in England after Henry VIII separated from the Pope.
Church of England
This Spanish institution investigated and punished people suspected of secretly practicing religions other than Catholicism.
Spanish Inquisition
This term describes beliefs that go against the official teachings of the Catholic Church.
Heresy
Luther wrote his famous writing criticizing the Church's sale of these items used to forgive people of sins.
Indulgences
This Protestant denomination follows the religious teachings of John Calvin.
Calvinism
This English queen attempted to restore Catholicism and persecuted Protestants.
Mary I
This term describes the mistreatment or punishment of people because of their religious beliefs.
Religious Persecution
This period involved the Pope and Catholic Church leadership moving from Rome to Avignon, France.
Avignon Papacy
This term describes a Christian who belongs to a religious movement that separated from the Catholic Church.
Protestant
This is the city where John Calvin made his home during his time reviewing Church doctrine and writing his beliefs.
Geneva
This English queen maintained a Protestant Church of England and established a lasting religious settlement.
Elizabeth I
This major European war lasted from 1618 to 1648 and involved conflicts between Catholic and Protestant forces.
Thirty Years' War
This term describes the required financial contributions Christians gave to support the Catholic Church.
Tithes
This invention helped spread Protestant ideas throughout Europe by making books and pamphlets easier and cheaper to produce.
Printing Press
This English king broke away from the authority of the Pope after the Catholic Church refused to grant him an annulment.
Henry VIII
This Tudor king ruled England from 1547 to 1553 and was the son of Henry VIII.
Edward VI
This was the War that was fought between the two rival families the Yorks and the Lancasters
War of the Roses