Reformation Flashcards
What is The Reformation?
The Reformation is changing From Roman Catholic Religion to Protestant Religion
At what places in the world belonged to Catholic Churches?
Western Europe
In which Century did the Reformation begin?
The 16th Century
What Languages were the Catholic services and Bibles Printed and spoke in?
Latin
What did the Catholic Churches do in exchange for money?
The ‘passport to heaven’. This was when you were granted a pardon for sins, by the church.
What does Excommunicated mean?
That you were Banished from the Church
What is a Heritic?
A person who refuses to accept the official teachings of the church
What two things did Martin Luther do to show his Hatred for the Catholic Church?
- He stuck a page of 95 complaints that he had written onto the church door. 2. He set up his own church. The Protestant Church
What did the word ‘Protestant’ come from?
Protest
What Language was the Protestant Church’s services and Bibles spoken and written in?
English
- What did the Catholics believe they’re Churches should look like. 2. What did the Protestants believe they’re Churches should look like?
- Catholic: Fully decorated with paintings and statues. 2. Protestants: plain and simple
Name the two roles of the priest; Catholic and Protestant
- Catholic: Need them as a link with God. 2. Protestant: People do not need Priests to find God
What did the two Churches believe about sins? Catholic and Protestant
- Catholic: The Pope could Forgive sins for a price. 2. Protestant: Only God Can forgive sins
Name the lifestyles of the priests. Catholic and Protestant
- Catholic: Priests wear robes. 2. Protestant: Ministers could wear normal clothes and get married
What was ‘The Council Of Trent’?
It was set up by the Catholic Church leaders who improved the Church by listening to some of Luther’s criticisms
What were the new regious orders in the Catholic Church an who did it involve?
It involved the Jesuits and their job was improve the standard of religious education
What was the Inquisition?
It was set up to punish Heritics which involved Pretestants being tortured and some being burned at the stake for refusing to change their beliefs
\Result of the Counter - Reformation/ Where did the Catholic Church remain strong?
Spain, France and Italy
\Result of the Counter - Reformation/ What did the Jesuits do?
Established higher standards of the Catholic Educatuon
\Result of the Counter - Reformation/ Why and where did the Catholics send missionaries to?
They sent them to the USA and Aisa to convert them to Catholicism
-Protestant reaction to Reformation- Who helped Martin Luther with The Reformation?
- John Knox 2. John Calvin
-Protestant reaction to the Reformation- What 4 countries became Protestant?
Germany, Denmark, Norway and England
Name 5 complaints that Martin Luther Came up with about the Catholic Church
- Monks were lazy and uneducated
- Priests could not read the Bible so read out Nonsense instead
- All services were in Latin, only highly educated people could follow what was going on
- People could pay money to secure a position in the church
- They raised money to build St.peters cathedral and that hit the poor very hard.
In which period was the Reformation
Early modern period
