The Reformation

Why did the Reformation begin?

• Luther wanted to start a new religion

• The Church was poor and needed a new leader

• Peasants revolted against Martin Luther

• The Church was corrupt and needed to be changed

Before the Reformation, Christian churches were ___________

• Jewish

• Roman Catholic

• Muslim

What was the Spanish Inquistion?

• Attempt to spread Protestant beliefs

• Attempt to rid Spain of non-Catholic people

• Attempt to spread Judaism in Spain

What was the list of complaints written by Martin Luther against the Church called?

• 95 Theses

• Peace of Augsburg

• Magna Carta

• New Testament

What was the Counter Reformation?

• Pope's decision to go to war

• Protestants moving to new lands

• Printing Bible in other languages

• Catholic Church making changes

If a person was accused of going against the Church, they could be kicked out, also called ______________________.

• ordained

• crowned

• excommunication

• reformed

What was the treaty called that allowed kingdoms to choose whether they were protestant or Catholic?

• Council of Trent

• Peace of Augsburg

• Jesuits

• 95 Theses

What were Indulgences?

• Prayers performed after eating to much food

• Leaders within the Catholic Church

• Pardons for sins sold by the Catholic Church

• Positions within the Catholic Church sold to the highest bidder

What was the Protestant Reformation?

• An attempt to overthrow the Pope and replace him with a Frenchman.

• An attempt to reform the Catholic practices that were considered corrupt.

• A call for Christian Europe to reclaim the Holy Land from the Arabs.

• An argument over leadership of the Catholic Church that led to the election of 3 Popes

Why was Anglicanism different than other denominations of Protestantism?

• It was founded by a peasant

• It was the same as Catholicism

• It was started by a king who wanted a divorce

• It already existed before the Reformation