Middle Ages 1
What percent of people were peasants during the Middle Ages?
90%
The creation of many small kingdoms in the early 500s.
What marked the beginning of the Middle Ages?
What’s another name for the Middle Ages?
Medieval Times or Dark Ages
What is the name of the protestants that followed Luther’s teachings?
Lutherans
What does it mean to reform something?
to improve or change it
Why is it called the Middle Ages?
It is between the Classical Era (Rome & Greece) and the Modern Era
What does the term "corrupt" mean in the context of the Middle Ages?
Lacking integrity or using power for personal gain
What was the practice of selling indulgences?
Priests telling people they could forgive their sins for a price
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Who was jealous of the Pope's power and wealth?
The European kings
Why did the Pope have so much power?
Nearly everyone in the Middle Ages belonged to the Catholic Church in Western Europe.
What does it mean to "repent"?
To express sincere regret or remorse for wrongdoing
What TWO THINGS did church officials do during the Black Plague that made people upset?
They fled the cities
AND
said that the disease was God's will
What was Martin Luther's job when he posted his theses?
Priest/Professor
What is purgatory?
It was a place where souls went before they went to heaven.
They saw the Pope as God’s representative on Earth.
How did the people of western Europe see the Pope?
What is "excommunication"?
The act of banning someone from the Church
Why were people so afraid of being kicked out of the church?
They were afraid of not getting into heaven.
What was the Diet of Worms?
The trial of Martin Luther
Who said that people didn’t need priests to talk to God for them and that people could have a direct relationship with God?
Martin Luther
What do you call religious officials (priests) in charge of the Church?
Clergy
What is a "pilgrimage"?
A journey to a sacred place for religious purposes
Why was the Black Death called the Bubonic Plague?
The spots on people's skin are called buboes.
What year did Martin Luther post his theses?
1517 (on 10/31)
What did Martin Luther believe that people needed to do to be saved?
He believed as long as people believed in God and lived by the Bible their souls would be saved.