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Martin Luther
Church Actions
Reasons for Reform
Protestant Leaders
Impact on the World
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This is what Martin Luther believed was the ultimate source of authority for Christianity.
What is the Bible.
100
The Catholic Church insisted on this as the language of Christianity. All ceremonies and religious texts had to be performed/written in it.
What is Latin.
100
What do Protestants protest against?
What is corruption and abuses of power in the Catholic Church.
100
This person was the main influence in the protestant reformation.
Who is Martin Luther.
100
This group spread Catholicism further in Africa and Asia and caused many people to come back to the Church due to their good works and emphasis on education and service to the poor.
What is the Jesuits.
200
This invention allowed the reformers like Martin Luther to spread their ideas rapidly.
What is the printing press.
200
When the Catholic Church would kick someone out due to heresy that went against the Church's doctrine, what was this called?
What is excommunication.
200
What is an indulgence?
What is a grant by the Catholic Church that released a person from punishment for sins. Essentially a golden ticket to help people get into heaven.
200
This reformer was an early advocate for the translation of the Bible into English.
Who is John Wycliffe.
200
Because Catholics and Protestants persecuted each other over their religious beliefs, what broke out in many countries?
What are civil wars.
300
Martin Luther grew up and lived in this country.
What is Germany.
300
What group did the Catholic Church rely on to begin reforming itself during the Counter-Reformation?
What is the Council of Trent.
300
Which person in the Church exemplified how many spiritual leaders broke their vows and behaved more like royalty instead of living by Christian values and morals.
Who is Pope Leo X.
300
This reformer broke away from the Catholic Church because he no longer wanted to share power and wealth with the Church and he wanted to be able to divorce his wife.
Who is King Henry VIII.
300
What is the Age of Kings and Queens?
What is the time when monarchs became independent from the pope and claimed authority over religious as well as secular matters. They revived the idea of divine right of kings.
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This counsel of the Holy Roman Empire made Luther an outlaw and permitted anyone to kill him without legal consequence.
What is the Diet of Worms.
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What decisions did the Council of Trent make to improve the Church? (Give at least 3).
What is it gave a more precise statement of Catholic teachings, rejected predestination, reaffirmed belief in the seven sacraments, insisted on the church's authority to interpret the Bible, required better education and training of the clergy, set down rules for church services, and corrected many of the abuses involving money and the Church.
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What is the practice of selling offices/leadership positions within the Church for money?
What is simony.
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Which two reformers began Protestant branches in Switzerland?
Who is Huldrych Zwingli and John Calvin.
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What is the practice of people identifying with and being devoted to the interests of their nation over the interests of anything else?
What is nationalism?
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Out of frustration with the Catholic Church, Luther wrote what document that influenced many people to question the Church's practices?
What is the 95 Theses.
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How was the Inquisition effective in fighting the spread of Protestantism?
What is it sought out and tried heretics. They tortured people whose views were considered dangerous to "save" them, and put heretics to death.
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What was the Great Schism?
What is a division in the Church where three men were elected to be Pope at the same time. Catholics became divided because they didn't know which leader to follow.
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Which Protestant reformer translated the New Testament and parts of the Old Testament into English?
Who is William Tyndale.
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How did the Reformation plant the seeds of democratic ideas and practices?
What is teaching people to be true to their own conscience and willing to resist authority. Leaders of Protestant churches were also elected instead of being appointed. Instilling the right to religious freedom and the right to control their own affairs in their churches helped prepare the way for democracy.