History of the Reformation Flashcards
heliocentrism
The idea that the Earth and the planets revolve around the sun. It was previously believed that everything revolved around the Earth.
indulgences
Selling of forgiveness by the Catholic Church. It was common practice when the church needed to raise money. The practice led to the Reformation.
Buying away your sins/buying your way into heaven
Protestant Reformation
the movement to reform the Roman Catholic Church that began in the 1500s that resulted in Protestant churches
purgatory
according to Catholic teachings, it was a place where souls went before they went to heaven
Martin Luther
German priest and leader of the Protestant Reformation, wrote the Ninety-Five Theses and nailed them to the door of the Wittenberg church. Criticized the Catholic Church.
Ninety-Five Theses
A list of 95 complaints written by Martin Luther criticizing the Catholic Church. Luther thought that people could interpret the Bible for themselves. Catholics thought only the clergy could interpret the Bible.
predestination
belief that God knew if you were going to heaven or hell before you were born
William Tyndale
English reformer who translated the Bible into English and was burned at the stake
Huguenots
French protestants
Edict of Nantes
a document signed granting religious freedom in most of France
congregation
a church assembly that made its own rules and elected leaders to make decisions for them
missionary
someone who travels to spread a religion
Catholic missionaries, like the famous Francis Xavier, traveled throughout the world and set up missions and worked to convert new people to the Catholic Church.
Complaints people had about the Catholic Church in the early 1500s
sale of indulgences, immoral behavior of some clergy members, wealth of the Catholic Church
geo-centrism
An idea that everything circles around the earth including all the planets and sun
