Church And Reformation Flashcards
What is purgatory?
A place to be made pure of sin after death
What is heaven?
A place of joy and where God is. People can go there after death.
What is hell?
A place of punishment and suffering. Non believers and unrepentant sinners go there.
Who went to church in the early 1500s?
Everybody
What was the biggest building in a village around 1500?
The local church building
Would the church building have been quiet around 1500?
No. The church buiilding would have been very noisy and with lots of people
What did church paintings show in 1500?
Pictures of people going to heaven, hell and purgatory
What was on stained glass windows?
Bible scenes showing great men and women of the past, and showing God’s glory.
Could everyone read around 1500?
No. Only the rich and most educated could ead. Many people could not.
What shape were church buildings in 1500?
In the shape of a cross. The priest stayed at the top end, while the common people were in the bottom part (called the nave)
Who started the european reformation?
Martin Luther, a German monk
What was an indulgence?
You pay the church and it says that you are released from hell and purgatory
List 5 things that Martin Luther was concerned about?
He was concerned about the sale of indulgences, how the church was so rich and still take money for poor, corrupt priest, that common people couldn’t understand the mass.
How many theses did martin luther nail to the door of the cathedral?
95
What did it mean to be excommunicated from the church?
To be thrown out of the church and considered to have the wrong beliefs
