Protestant Reformation Flashcards
What was important to people in the 1500’s?
-church
-God
-animals
-homes
Why was the church so important in the 1500’s?
Churches were important at that time because
People believed in God and those people wanted to be close to God. The pope was given authority by God. Everyone had to go to church.
What was the role of the church in medieval britain?
Wealth - 10% tax , tithe and donations
Education - learn to read / write, explanation of the bible, provide opportunities
Community - go to church would enable you to go heaven , charities and hospitals, celebrations
Power - priests and pope had authority as word of god, clergy swore allegiance to pope not king, fear of going to hell, priests were able to send sinners as outlaws
What was the protestant reformation?
It was a religious reform movement swept thrpugh Europe in 1524 which split catholics and protestant from the church.
PEEL paragraph about history of protestant reformation - henry?
1509 king henry 8 becomes king of England
1517 martin luther nailed the 95 thesis, a catholic criticism, to the church door
1524-1531 religious war broke out in germany and switzerland
1528-33 henry asks for an annulment but marries ann boleyn
1534 - act of supremacy, henry declares himself head of the new protestant church
1536 - henry destroys monasteries
PEEL paragraph protestant reformation - Edward 6 and Mary 1?
1547 -52 reformation accelerates as churches become more protestant
1553 - edward dies, mary becomes queen once lady jane grey loses support afte 9 days
1553-58 - return to catholicism
What was the Act of Supremacy?
In 1534, act of supremacy was passed by parliament. King henry 8 was the supreme head of church of england. Henry married ann boleyn and ignored protest of the pope. Mary 1 abolished it and was passed by Elizabeth 1 in 1559.
What is a heretic?
People are religious but dont agree with official church teaching
Why were people criticising the catholic church?
The church made to much money,the bible is in latin so people cant read it,taxes are too high,indugences could buy you out of purgitory and worshiping relics which had nothing to do with God.
Who was martin luther?
He was a monk and professor , he became disillusioned with the church because of the indulgences ect.
He posted the 95 theses about critisisms about the catholic church which was meant to reform the catholic church however due to printing copies were made leading to a revolt in germany by the pesants. As a result the pope branded martin luther as a heratic and he was excommunicated from the church in 1521. Revolt failed but this lead to protestant reformation.
