The Reformation Flashcards
What does reform mean
To shape again,the process of change
A 16th century movement which reshaped the Roman Catholic Church
The reformation
What were indulgences
Pardons bought in exchange for forgiveness from sins issued by the pope
A place of suffering for sinful souls (pre heaven)
Purgatory
Crusade
A military campaign on religious grounds
A journey to a sacred or holy place
Pilgrimage
Until what year was the Roman Catholic Church the only Christian church in the Western Europe
Early 1500
What happened in 1517
A German priest and former monk named Martin Luther published a series of Christ is of the Catholic Church
What was this new branch of Christianity called and why
Protestantism as it began as a protest against the Catholic Church
What religion did Henry VIII follow in his younger years
Henry was a devout Catholic
What important thing did Henry do that helped the Catholic Church
He defended the pope against Martin Luther
In what year did Henry write a pamphlet defending the pope
1518
What was established in 1520s to stop the protest against reformers
The counter reformation
What was published in May 1521 as a result of martins writings
An edit or law
What did this edit or law state
It said that Martin was an outlaw who writings where banned and he must be arrrested
What did Luther do after he was removed from the church
He created his own church in 1522 called the Protestant.
What had happened by 1530s
Protestantantism had spread write across Europe countries like France,England and Holland
What happen in 1534
Henry VIII declared that he not the pope was the head of the English Church
What did Henry’s actions cause
It sparked the English reformation and the main religion in England being Protestantism
Who was the head of the RC church
The pope
