AP EURO: Ch 13: The Reformation

Document issued by the Catholic Church lessening penance or time in purgatory, widely believed to bring forgiveness of all sins. The money from the purchase of indulgences was used to beautify Rome, which upset many people.

• Indulgence

• Tariff

• Certificate

• Donation

Germany university professor, priest, and theologian who pushed the Reformation of the Church. He strongly objected the sale of indulgences and wrote about his disagreements in his 95 Theses. Many people disagreed with his ideas, such as political and religious leaders, but he was still supported by Germany leaders. They supported him for religious reasons and more immediate concerns.

• Martin Luther

• John Wyclif

• Wat Tyler

• Ulrich Zwingli

List of propositions for debate concerning indulgences which was written by Martin Luther. He nailed it to the door of the church, however this document brought him into more conflict with Church authority.

• 95 Theses

• Diet of Worms

• Iron Law of Wages

• Edict of Nantes

A religious movement in the 1500s that spread through Europe. A group called the Protestants challenged the authority and practices of the Roman Catholic Church which resulted in the creation of new Protestant churches. The main cause of this event was the corruption of the Catholic Church and the new ideas from Luther, Zwingli, and others.

• Protestant Reformation

• Glorious Revolution

• Sepoy Rebellion

• Edict of Nantes

Name of the followers of Luther and all other non-Catholic Western Christian groups.

• Protestants

• Luddites

• Lollards

• Reformers

Habsburg prince who believed it was his duty to maintain the political and religious unity of Western Christendom. He was also the Holy Roman Emperor from 1519-1556. He was strongly against Martin Luther and called for the Diet of Worms.

• Charles V

• Charles X

• Henry VIII

• Wilhem II

A political entity in Western, Central, and Southern Europe that developed in the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars. It was created by the medieval papacy in an attempt to unite Christendom under one rule.

• Holy Roman Empire

• Anglican Church

• Church of England

• Diet of Worms

Royal German family, one of the principal sovereign dynasties of Europe from the 15th to the 20th century. They first ruled Switzerland in the 13th century and later ruled Austria for more than 600 years.

• House of Habsburg

• Holy Roman Empire

• Diet of Worms

• Ottoman Empire

Meeting of the Holy Roman Empire and Martin Luther in 1521 in Worms, Germany. Martin Luther appeared there in regards to the books he had written criticizing the Church. This marked the first stage of the Lutheran Reformation.

• Diet of Worms

• Edict of Nantes

• Peace of Ausburg

• Congress of Vienna

Leader of the Reformation in Switzerland, a pastor, and scholar of Renaissance humanism. He wanted supreme authority of the Scriptures and believed that Church and state were united under God.

• Ulrich Zwingli

• Martin Luther

• John Calvin

• John Wyclif