Reformation Flashcards
What is reformation
A reform movement against the Roman Catholic Church
What did people think about the church
That priests and bishops weren’t religious anymore
The church was too involved in politics and it was too rich
How was the church so rich
They didn’t have to pay taxes
Document given to the people (they paid) to forgive their sins
Indulgences
Powhatan were the indulgences supposed to do
They reduced the time that a person would serve in the purgatory
Who nailed what list in which door
Thanks to what did the list spread
Martin Luther nailed a list of complaints to the door of the Wittenberg church. It was called the 95 theses
The printing press
Who called Martin Luther a heretic and excommunicated him
Pope Leo X
The holy roman emperor made Luther appear before a ……. What does it mean?
Where?
Diet
Council of nobles and church officials
In worms (Germany)
The emperor called ML an outlaw and ordered him to ……
But a …… Secretly …… Him
Leave the empire
Noble
Supported
Luther’s ideas led to…….
A split in the church
Protestants (those who protested against the church) and the church
Protestants who followed Luther
Lutherans
What was the main message that Luther gave?
How is it called
That anyone could have a direct relationship with god (no need of priests)
Called the priesthood of all believers
How did the reformation begin
People wasn’t happy with the clergy.
They called on their leaders to end corruption and focus on religion not money.
How did the priesthood of all believers affected the church
It affected the structure and power of the church
What did Luther encouraged?
He encouraged people to live as the bible said and not the priests
To what language did Luther translated the bible’s ……. Testament to?
New
German
What else did Luther write?
Pamphlets, essays, and songs about his ideas to German.
What did German nobles thinks about Luther
The liked him and supported him because he said that the clergy shouldn’t be involved with politics. People in their lands could become Lutherans and the Lutheran church became the dominant church in northern Germany
English professor who became a reformer
What did he think
William Tyndale
That everyone should be able to read and interpret the bible
What did he do that he got executed for
Translated the bible to English
What was Calvin’s main idea?
second most influential reformer
The predestination
That God knew who would be saved even before they were born
Who were the people that made Calvin their political and religious leader
People from Geneva
Calvin’s followers
Calvinists
Major figure of the reformation in England
King Henry VIII
