The Protestant Reformation

What was the Protestant Reformation?

• A change in the way Europeans viewed religion

• A division between the Catholic Church and new Protestant churches

• An attempt to return to the roots of Christianity

• A major source of conflict throughout Europe

What were some religious reasons for the Protestant Reformation?

• Decline in the faith of the Catholic Church

• Great Schism and failure to deal with the black death

• Transformation of church offices and widespread ignorance

• Fascination with relics and political motivations

What were some political reasons for the Protestant Reformation?

• Rising nation states wanting autonomy

• Desire to control the church within nation-states

• Economic incentives to break from the church

• Intellectual component and influence of the Northern Renaissance

What was the main intellectual component that contributed to the Protestant Reformation?

• Rise of the oratory of divine love

• Influence of the Northern Renaissance

• Writings of Erasmus

• Fascination with relics

What was the most important factor that started the Protestant Reformation?

• Transformation of church offices

• Failure to deal with the black death

• Sale of indulgences

• Rise of the oratory of divine love

What were indulgences used for?

• To bypass purgatory (Heaven's waiting room)

• To build St. Peter's Basilica in Rome

• To promote personal spiritual development

• To challenge the Catholic Church

What was the main outcome of the Protestant Reformation?

• A change in the way Europeans viewed religion

• A division between the Catholic Church and new Protestant churches

• An attempt to return to the roots of Christianity

• A major source of conflict throughout Europe

What did the Protestant Reformation lead to in terms of churches?

• Different types of churches with different denominations

• Old and new churches with classic and modern designs

• Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, and Catholic churches

• All of the above

What was the Protestant Reformation a major source of?

• Conflict throughout Europe

• Religious reform

• Political autonomy

• Economic prosperity

What was the primary cause of the Protestant Reformation?

• Political instability in Europe

• Discontent with the Catholic Church's practices

• Economic crisis

• Scientific advancements