The Reformation of the church

Question 1

Who was in-charge for many years?

Answer 1

The Roman Catholic Church

Question 2

What were the people called who rebelled against the church before the reformation

Answer 2

Heretics

Question 3

what would happen to the Heretics

Answer 3

They would be suppressed usually with great cruelty

Question 4

When did the reformation start

Answer 4

the 15th century

Question 5

What was the reformation

Answer 5

The reformation was when the catholic church split up into the catholic and protestant church. Although both were christian they had completely different ways of worship.

Question 6

why was it called the reformation

Answer 6

because it was the source of many church reforms

Question 7

Why was the reformation held

Answer 7

It was held because

• Many churchmen became lazy and focused on power more than religion
• Many people disliked having to pay so much to the church
• The kings wanted to run their own countries without the church’s interference.
• People thought buying forgiveness for sins was wrong
• The printing press was invented
• The renaissance taught people to doubt the church’s beliefs.

Question 8

What would happen to priests if they committed a crime/\

Answer 8

If the priests committed a crime they would have light punishments like having to pray a lot of time while normal people were executed for these sins

Question 9

What taxes did normal people have to pay to the church

Answer 9

they had to give one tenth of everything they earned crops or money to the local church tithe new bishops had to give all their first year’s salary to the pope.

Question 10

What did the churchmen do with all that money

Answer 10

They spent it on fine gowns, tombs, palaces, robes and even jewelry but not on the country

Question 11

where was the printing press invented in

Answer 11

It was invented in Germany and England.