Reformation, pt. 1

Question 1

Main Idea

Answer 1

Martin Luther’s protest over abuses in the Catholic Church led to the founding of Protestant churches.

Question 2

Relevance

Answer 2

nearly 1/4 of today’s Christians are Protestant

Question 3

Printing press

Answer 3

machine that presses paper against full tray of inked letters

Question 4

What happened in the 13th c. as a result of the printing press?

Answer 4

Block printed items reached Europe from China.

Question 5

What happened as a result of the block printings reaching Europe?

Answer 5

Europeans began using the system to create whole pages to bind into books.

Question 6

What major event in literate history occurred in 1455?

Answer 6

The first full size book was printed by the printing press, a Bible printed by Johan Gutenberg.

Question 7

In what century did Christianity split into Protestant and Roman Catholic?

Answer 7

16th

Question 8

Major effects of invention of printing press?

Answer 8

Quickly mass produced and reproducedMore affordable Literacy rates increased”The preaching of sermons is speaking to a few of mankind, but printing books is talking to the whole world,”People who were dissatisfied w certain religious ideas could quickly spread their discontent to others

Question 9

What caused the Protestant Reformation?

Answer 9

Problems w/i the Catholic Church and Renaissance emphasis on the secular, individual challenged church authority

Question 10

Who was Martin Luther?

Answer 10

Catholic monk who became disillusioned with the Catholic Church

Question 11

What did Martin Luther do?

Answer 11

Wrote the 95 theses and began the Protestant Reformation

Question 12

Main values of Catholicism

Answer 12

God, Jesus, Apostles, Church, Tradition, Scripture

Question 13

Main Values of Protestant

Answer 13

God, Jesus, Apostles, Scripture

Question 14

What were the priest and monk-related problems w/i the Catholic church?

Answer 14

They often broke their vows and were poorly educated

Question 15

What did Martin Luther take particular offense with in the problems of the Catholic church?

Answer 15

The abuse of indulgences

Question 16

What would the pope do that caused a problem within the church?

Answer 16

spend extravagantly on personal pleasures

Question 17

Indulgence

Answer 17

pardon for sins committed during person’s lifetime

Question 18

Heaven hell system for Catholics

Answer 18

amazing go to heaven, awful to hell, regular people are cleansed in purgatory before going on to hell

Question 19

Johann Tetzel

Answer 19

German priest who set up in Wittenburg in 1517 and sold (approved) indulgences for the St. Peter cathedral

Question 20

What was the practice of Tetzel’s to get people to buy?

Answer 20

talking about the dead relative and guilting the buyer

Question 21

95-theses

Answer 21

a list of criticisms of the Catholic church that Luther nailed to the door of the castle church

Question 22

What were the three main ideas that the theses rested on?

Answer 22

1. People could earn salvation only thru faith2. All church teachings based on written bible-pope and church false.3. All people with faith are equal

Question 23

Critical theses

Answer 23

there is no divine authority for indulgences, those who believe in it and their teachers are damned, and one who gives charity does better (27, 32, 43)

Question 24

Opposing beliefs of traditional church

Answer 24

1. Faith and good works are necessary for salvation2. pope and church are valid authorities3. popes and priests are holier than regular people and are a gobetween

Question 25

Catholic church-7 sacraments

Answer 25

Baptism, Confirmation, Communion, Penance, Marriage, Last Rites and Ordination

Question 26

See problems chart for progression

Answer 26

ok

Question 27

What advice does Luther offer regarding German Jews?

Answer 27

Kristallnacht