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The Results of the Protestant Reformation
Between 1517 and 1648

Multiple Choice

What were the dates of the Protestant Reformation?

• Between 1734 and 1840

• Between 1517 and 1648

• Between 1457 and 1700

• Between the 13th and 14th centuries

Background- General Information

Definition

a religious, political, intellectual, and cultural movement in 16th-century Europe that challenged the authority of the Catholic Church

 

Origins

The Reformation is generally considered to have begun in 1517 with the publication of Martin Luther's Ninety-five Theses.

Beliefs

The Reformation introduced new ideas, such as the belief that the Bible is the only authority for Christians and that justification comes from faith alone. 

Multiple Choice

Select the best deifnition for the Protestant Reformation.

• A religious, political, and intellectual war that was fought over nationalism

• A movement that occurred in the 15th and 16th centuries that improved the economic conditions of Europe

• A religious movement that created official religions for each nation and reenforced the power and wealth of the Roman Catholic Church

• A religious, political, intellectual, and cultural movement in 16th-century Europe that challenged the authority of the Catholic Church

Match

Match the following

• Reformation

• Ninety-Five Theses

• Martin Luther

• Thirty Year War

• Protestent

A religious movement in the 16th century

Document criticizing the Catholic Church

Key figure in the Reformation

Conflict involving multiple European powers

Branch of Christianity that originated from the Reformation

• A religious movement in the 16th century

• Document criticizing the Catholic Church

• Key figure in the Reformation

• Conflict involving multiple European powers

• Branch of Christianity that originated from the Reformation

Martin Luther
Background

1. He was born and lived in Germany.

2. He was educated and attended school at fourteen. He graduated from the University of Erfurt, earning a Master of Arts degree.

3. He was a German theologian, professor, pastor, monk, and church reformer. Luther began the Protestant Reformation by publishing his Ninety-Five Theses on October 31, 1517. In this publication, he attacked the Church’s sale of indulgences.

Multiple Select

Select all the statements that are true about Martin Luther.

• He was educated

• He began the Protestant Reformation

• He was a devoted priest in the Catholic Church

• He wrote the Ninety-Five - Five Thesis

• He was taught by his father an a local priest

Ninety-Five Thesis Background

1. It was written by Martin Luther, who started the Protestant Reformation.

2. Martin Luther nailed it to the door at Whittenburg University, Germany.

3. It stated all the criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church.

4. The complaints were the following:

Used indulgences to make money for the church

Corruption

Man could go to God directly to read, pray, and seek forgiveness from God. He did not need the Catholic Church to interact with God, nor did he have to go to the Catholic Church to receive these blessings.

Match

Match the following

• Ninety-Five Thesis

• Dates of the Reformation

• Reformation

• Corruption

• Indulgences

Martin Luther's document

1517

A religious conflict

Abuse of power

Payment for forgiveness

• Martin Luther's document

• 1517

• A religious conflict

• Abuse of power

• Payment for forgiveness