Reformation

What event sparked the Reformation?

• King Henry creating the Church of England

• Martin Luther posting the 95 Theses

• The formation of the Holy Roman Empire

• The Fall of the Roman Empire

What were indulgences?

• Favors for the king, done by the peasant population.

• Murders committed by the Knights of the Templar.

• Payments made to the Catholic Church for forgiveness of sins.

• Charity work by the Catholic Church for the poor.

What invention helped spread Martin Luther's 95 Theses to the rest of Europe?

• printing press

• television

• telegram

• twitter

Why were followers of Martin Luther called Protestants?

• They protested the political authorities.

• They protested the practices of the Catholic Church

• they protested the treatment of the peasant class.

• They protested the formation of the Holy Roman Empire

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Protestant Reformation?

• The Catholic Church lost power within Europe.

• The Pope was no longer the leader of the Catholic Church

• Kings and Queens gained more power.

• The Catholic Church continued to gain popularity and power

What was the Reformation?

• the religious movement that led to the division of Christianity into Catholic and Protestant

• the trial of Martin Luther held in Worms

• the printing and distribution of Bibles in German

• the reemergence of arts and education after the Middle Ages

European scholars developed a new way of understanding the world called humanism. What was humanism?

• improving oneself through religious faith

• honoring individual accomplishments

• educating oneself in Medieval torture

• encouraging people to exist in mediocrity

a belief contrary to the established beliefs of the church

• heresy

• excommunication

• humanism

• prosthelytize

To be kicked out of the church.

• excommunicated

• baptized

• confirmed

• heresized

Which of the following were results of the printing press? (more than one)

• the supply of books increased

• books became cheaper

• literacy and education declined

• information was able to spread faster

• the sharing of new information decreased