Chapter 8, 5 Events

Question 1

In 1448, Russian Orthodox Christians protested the Council of Florence by electing their own patriarch. After the Muslim Ottomans conquered Constantinople, Russians claimed that Moscow was the center of Orthodoxy.

Answer 1

Moscow Claimed As Center of Orthodoxy

Question 2

Reinterpreted the Council of Pisa’s conciliar decrees. (If you can’t define “conciliar” or “conciliarism,” glance back at Chapter Seven.)

Answer 2

Fifth Lateran Council

Question 3

Martin Luther, a Roman Catholic monk, protested the sale of indulgences by publishing 95 topics for debate.

Answer 3

Luther’s 95 Theses

Question 4

Several million Ukrainian Orthodox Christians entered into communion
with the Roman Catholic Church. These Christians became known as Uniats.

Answer 4

Union of Brest-Litovsk

Question 5

Scholars from Douay College in England translated the Vulgate
into English. The New Testament was published in Rheims, Germany. The Rheims-Douay was the standard Bible for English-speaking Roman Catholics for more than 300 years.

Answer 5

Rheims-Douay Bible Completed