reformation knowledge organiser

Question 1

what is the reformation

Answer 1

A movement in Europe to change the Christian

Church.

Question 2

what is meant by catholic

Answer 2

The main/ traditional branch of Christianity

before 1500.

Question 3

what is meant by protestant

Answer 3

A Branch of Christianity that emerged after 1500

in protest at corruption in the Catholic church.

Question 4

church of England

Answer 4

English branch of Christianity established in the
1500s. The monarch was the head of the
church.

Question 5

what is meant by pope

Answer 5

The head of the Catholic church. He was
based in the Vatican, in Rome and was one of
the most powerful people on the planet.

Question 6

martin luther

Answer 6

A German (Catholic) Monk who wrote a list of
complaints against the Catholic Church.

Question 7

95 thesis

Answer 7

Martin Luther’s list of complaints about the

Catholic Church- this started the Reformation.

Question 8

act of supremacy

Answer 8

a law passed from henry the eight making him the head of the church of England.

Question 9

henry the eight

Answer 9

a Tudor king that ruled in the 1500s and changed the religions of the country.

Question 10

Catherine of Aragon

Answer 10

Henry VIII’s 1st wife. Originally a Spanish princess

she was a strict Catholic.

Question 11

Anne Boleyn

Answer 11

she was henry the eighths second wife and she was raised by a protestant

Question 12

heretic

Answer 12

someone who’s beliefs against the catholic church

Question 13

monastery

Answer 13

large religious catholic building that were monks live they were often very rich institutions

Question 14

mass

Answer 14

the central act of catholic warship delivered in Latin

Question 15

dissolution of the monasteries

Answer 15

were henry the eighth closed all the monasteries in England and took all the valuables he claimed they were corrupt

Question 16

Edward the 6

Answer 16

henry the eighths only son which ruled from 1547-1553

Question 17

mary the first/ mary the tudor

Answer 17

henrys eldest daughter she ruled after edward’s death until her own

Question 18

elizibeth the first

Answer 18

Henry VIII’s second daughter. She ruled after the

death of Mary in 1558 until her death in 1603

Question 19

martyr

Answer 19

Someone who is executed (usually burned to

death) for their religious beliefs.

Question 20

virgin mary

Answer 20

Central icon of the Catholic Church and mother
of Jesus. Churches were filled with statues and
images of her.

Question 21

catholic bible

Answer 21

Traditional translation of the Bible. In the 1500s

these were in Latin.

Question 22

protestant bible

Answer 22

Translation of the bible by the Protestant church

into the language of the country (e.g. English).

Question 23

stained glass window

Answer 23

Very expensive/ decorative windows found in
Catholic Churches. These meant to glorify the
church/ god.

Question 24

corruption

Answer 24

Misuse of power or money, usually for individual

gain.

Question 25

primary source

Answer 25

A source of information created at the time of the

event (e.g. a letter/ official records etc.)

Question 26

secondary source

Answer 26

A source of information created after the event,
often from studying a lot of different primary
sources.

Question 27

provence

Answer 27

The information about where a source of
information has come from (who created it and
why etc.)

Question 28

usefull utility

Answer 28

How useful a source is to answering a question- not
to be confused with how reliable/ trustworthy a
source is.