Section 3 Flashcards
What are indulgences?
Indulgences were payments that people have to the church, in order to have the priests forgive their sins and hold a place for them in Heaven
Who was Desiderius Erasmus?
The most well know Christian Humanist
Who was Martin Luther?
A well known monk in 1483
What did Martin Luther not like about the Catholic Church?
That…
•the church made fun of Catholic rituals
•some of them could not read the Bible
What did he put on the front door of the church?
95 thesis
What are the 95 thesis?
It’s a list that Martin Luther created that stated all of the things that he thought was wrong with church
What did the priest tell him he needed to have to go to Heaven?
Faith and good works
What religion did Luther later create?
Lutheranism or Luthern
What was the Reformation?
It was a time when people said that the church was stepping away from Catholic tradition
