Vocab
A period of time in which the Protestant church split from Catholicism.
What is the Reformation?
The German monk who started the Reformation.
Who is Martin Luther?
A list of problems that Luther famously nailed to a church door in 1517.
What is the "95 Theses"?
This invention allowed Luther's ideas to spread quickly across Europe
Printing Press
Letters that could be bought from the church for the forgiveness of sins
Indulgences
The job that Luther's father wanted him to have before he became a monk
Lawyer
Luther believed these religious journeys were a waste of time.
What are pilgrimages?
This is the name of the person who invented the technology that allowed Luther's ideas to spread quickly across Europe
Johann Gutenburg
A group of people who broke away from the Catholic church and started a new branch of Christianity.
Who are Protestants?
While in hiding, Luther translated this book into German.
What is the Bible?
Luther believed this was the final authority on religion
The Bible
This is a word for taxes that are paid to a church
Tithes
The local language that people speak
Vernacular
The name of the 1521 hearing in which Luther refused to recant his criticisms of the Catholic church.
What is the Diet of Worms?
Luther considered these to be false idols.
What are Saints?
The time period in which there were multiple popes at the same time
Great Schism
Heretic
The Saint that Luther prayed to when caught in a storm at age 22.
Who is Saint Anna?
The city in which Luther supposedly nailed his "95 Theses" to a church door.
What is Wittenburg?
This is the name of the monarch who broke England away from the Catholic church
King Henry VIII