Ch. 20 Study Guide

Why did the invention of the printing press and the growth in the number of Bibles increase literacy?

• The Catholic Church used the invention of the printing press to encourage more people to read.

• More people were exposed to written language, which made it possible to learn to read.

• The new books in circulation led to the opening of schools where children were taught to read.

• People needed to know how to read in order to become members of the Catholic Church

Number the major events in King Henry VIII’s life 1-4 in the order they occurred.

1. Married Anne Boleyn

2. refused allegiance with the pope, split with the Roman Catholic Church, and declared himself the Supreme Head of the Church of England.

3. Pope refused to annul his marriage with Catherine of Aragon.

4. Asked the pope to annul his first marriage so he could marry Anne Boleyn

• 1,2,3,4

• 4,3,2,1

• 1,3,2,4

• 1,4,2,3

Why did people split from the Catholic Church and form Protestant churches?

• They supported tithing but not indulgences.

• More people knew how to read and had learned about corruption in the Catholic Church

• People were not happy about some of the practices of the Catholic Church.

• They believed only Martin Luther could run a non-corrupt religion.

Martin Luther, John Calvin, or both?

believed in predestination, the belief that what has happened and all that is occurring is controlled by God

• Luther

• Calvin

• Both

Martin Luther, John Calvin, or both?

believed in salvation by faith

• Luther

• Calvin

• Both

Martin Luther, John Calvin, or both?

believed buying indulgences does not get a person into heaven

• Luther

• Calvin

• Both

Martin Luther, John Calvin, or both?

believed the Christian Bible was the only guide for a person’s beliefs

• Luther

• Calvin

• Both

Martin Luther, John Calvin, or both?

important religious leader of the Protestant Reformation

• Luther

• Calvin

• Both

“Any truly repentant Christian has a right to full remission of penalty and guilt, even without indulgence letters.”

-Martin Luther

Why would this idea from 95 Theses be appealing to many people?

• This idea gave hope for forgiveness of sin to people who couldn’t afford to pay indulgences.

• This idea guaranteed a place in the Catholic Church to everybody, rich and poor alike.

• This idea proved that Catholic leaders were guilty of corruption.

• This idea introduced the idea of ending all taxation.

Martin Luther was a __________ before he was excommunicated by the Catholic Church.

• Jesuit

• Monk