Reformation

Question 1

What is the reformation

Answer 1

religious movement to reform the Catholic Church and resulting in the formation of Protestant churches

Question 2

Why did the reformation occur

Answer 2

The reformation occurred because Martin Luther a German teacher and a monk brought the Protestant reformation when he challenged the catholic church teachings

Question 3

Name the 3 consequences of the reformation

Answer 3

1. Religious diversity the church was divided into beliefs
2. The reformation caused political instability and it led to several wars such as thirty years war.

3.Economic changes Protestantism and the reformation spawned several new ideas that influenced the economy

Question 4

Name some of Martin Luther’s beliefs

Answer 4

1. Salvation by faith alone Martin Luther believed that you could attain salvation by faith alone and not through good deeds as advocated by the Catholic Church
2. Indulgences Martin Luther opposed the catholic church’s sale of indulgences

Question 5

Name 5 causes of the reformation

Answer 5

1. The behavior of the popes many of the popes were not holy men . 2. The wealth of the church 3. The abuses of the church 4. The the influence of the renaisance people started questioning their beliefs 5. Poorly educated priests some of them couldn’t even speak Latin

Question 6

Name a consequences of the reformation

Answer 6

1. The counter reformation was the effort of the Catholic Church made to reform itself and stop the spread of Protestantism

Question 7

The elements of the counter reformation

Answer 7

The council of Trent
the founding of new religious orders,the jesuits
The court of inquisition

Question 8

What was the council of Trent

Answer 8

A meeting of cardinals and bishops to reform the Catholic Church the council ruled on matters of (discipline how the church should be organized)

And faith (doctoring what Catholics should believe

Question 9

Church discipline

Answer 9

They outlawed the old abuses of the church (making it illegal ) and that Catholics should be taught with catechism (textboook with questions and answers on church teachings )

Question 10

Catholic doctrine

Answer 10

The council stated all Catholic beliefs and they gave a reason why it disagreed with the Protestant teachings

Question 11

Catholic doctrines

Answer 11

.faith and good works were necessary for salvation

2. The word of god was found in the Bible and in the teachings of the church
3. There are seven sacraments a
4. Priests were special people thus were not allowed to marry
5. The pope was the one and only head of the church

Question 12

The jesuits

Answer 12

The jesuits was a order found to promote Catholic religion . They founded schools and college’s they became teachers and they decorated churches

Question 13

Religious persecution

Answer 13

Mistreating people or a group of people because of there belifes an example is the court of inquisition it was a court of the Catholic Church that tried people who were accused of Hersey or if they accused you off being Protestant

Question 14

Religious wars

Answer 14

The spread of the new religious ideas caused a large numbers of wars to break out

Question 15

Name 5 consequences of the reformation

Answer 15

1. Religious wars 2. Counter reformation 3. Religious persecution 4. Education to all Catholics 5. Reduce in popes power

Question 16

Give e the structure of the church In order

Answer 16

1.the pope
2. cardinal
3. bishop
4. priest /monks
5. Laity - not in the church

Question 17

Abuses of the church

Answer 17

i. Nepotism
ii. Simony iii.Pluralism
iv. Absenteeism
v. Indulgences