Protestant Reformation

This helped spread the ideas of the Protestant Reformers by allowing their writings to be replicated quickly and move freely throughout Europe

• Printing Press

• Predestination

• Indulgences

• Calvinists

This was the idea that God had already determined if your soul would be saved after death (going to Heaven or Hell). It was a main idea of John Calvin

• Printing Press

• Indulgences

• Predestination

• AC/DC

This allowed for people to "buy one's soul out of sin" and was highly criticized by some Protestant Reformers.

• Printing Press

• Indulgences

• Predestination

• Diplomas

These are people who were not artists themselves, but paid for art to be made

• Indulgences

• Patron

• Printing press

• Renaissance Man

This was a term given to figures of the era who were talented in many artistic fields

• Renaissance man

• Patron

• Indulgence

• Predestination

Who is credited with starting the Protestant Reformation

• Martin Luther

• Henry the VIII

• John Calvin

• Sir Tomas More

What were the 95 Theses

• The ideas put forth by Martin Luther on why people should praise the Catholic Church

• Arguments put forth by Martin Luther on why indulgences were bad

• The writings of Henry VIII on why he should be allowed a divorce

• The writings of John Calvin which described the tenets of Calvinism

In response to the 95 theses, the Catholic Church

• Immediately stopped selling indulgences

• Started allowing female priests

• Threatened Martin Luther with heresy and excommunication with the Diet of Worms

• Went to war against the protestants

What did Martin Luther believe about the bible

• That it was the absolute source of truth.

• That priests should interpret it as they see fit

• That The Bilbe should be updated every few every few decades to reflect the times

• that it was a good read, but not super important

Why did Protestant Reformers want to make The Bible more accessible to people

• They wanted to be able to prove the Catholic Church was correct in all their teachings.

• They wanted to give everyone the ability to decide if the church or these reformers were telling them the truth

• They thought, more people who read The Bible, the more support the Catholic Church would have.

• Allof the above