U4 L6 The Reformation: Wycliffe, Huss, And Luther Flashcards

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What is the Reformation?

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16-17 cent religious and political movement that spread in Western Europe

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What is a Papal Bull?

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official statement issued by the pope

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3
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What was the Unam Sanctum?

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  • papal bull

- stated that pope was head of church and state

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4
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What is nepotism?

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granting position or appointments to relatives

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5
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What is simony?

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buying and selling of church positions

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What did John Wycliffe contribute to the reformation?

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  • denounced clerical abuses
  • questioned papal authority
  • denied right of a ruler to demand obedience and claim it was God’s will
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7
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Who was Wycliffe sponsored by?

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John Gaunt

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What did the Papal schism of 1378 produce?

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  • two rival popes

- French cardinals chose a French pope because they disliked the the Italian pope

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What was Wycliffe’s view on the Bible?

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only measure for Christian conduct

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10
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What was Wycliffe’s main contribution?

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he and his followers translated Bible into English

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What happened when Wycliffe became a revolutionary?

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  • lost supporters

- people wanted changes but not an overthrow of the church

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What were Wycliffe’s followers known as?

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Lollards

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13
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What was Wycliffe known as?

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Morning star of the Reformation

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14
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Who spread Wycliffe’s influences in Bohemia?

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John Huss

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15
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What did Huss attack?

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Church offices, not sacraments

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How was the Papal schism compounded in 1409?

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Third pope denounced the other two and claimed papal authority

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Who did Huss influence?

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Martin Luther

18
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After the death of Huss, what did his followers establish?

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  • Unity of Brethren/ Moravian Church

- called first Protestant church

19
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What was Martin Luther’s background?

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  • educated to believe only God had powers to save man
  • not exposed to humanistic ideas
  • nearly killed by lighting!?!?!?!?
20
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Was it common for ideas to be discussed an debates publicly in this time?

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Yes

21
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If someone had a proposal that he wanted to see debated, what would they do?

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post their thesis to the public

22
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What were the Ninety-Five Theses?

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  • Oct 31, 1517

- Martin Luther nailed his proposals on the Wittenberg church door

23
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What was one idea that was expressed in the Ninety-Five Theses?

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Popes could not forgive sinners, but was only God’s representative

24
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What were the effects of Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses?

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  • Germany got involved
  • Theses were translated into German
  • People stopped buying indulgences
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What did Luther dispute when the papal council called him in 1519?

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  • believers should partake the Lord’s Supper
  • service shouldn’t only be in Latin
  • number of sacraments is two: Supper and baptism
  • marriage was not a sacrament
  • sacraments included rites belonging only to Christians
26
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Who supported and opposed Luther?

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S- Fredrick the Wise

O- Charles V

27
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What was the Diet of Worms in 1521?

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  • Luther was tried

- He refused to deny his beliefs

28
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What did Luther do when he was disguised as a knight in Wartburg castle?

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translated Bible into German

29
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What were Luther’s followers known as?

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Protestant

30
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What did the Protestants do?

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  • simplified German church services
  • omitted mass
  • eliminated monastic orders
31
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What was the Augsburg Confession of 1530?

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set forth Lutheran doctrines

32
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By the mid-16 cent which countries had become Lutheran and remained Catholic?

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L- Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Northern Germany (DENO SWEG)

C- Southern Germany

33
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What was the Peace of Augsburg in 1555?

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  • ended war between Charles V and Lutherans

- German princes could make religious choices for their state

34
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What was the result of the religious differences and political differences in Germany?

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prevented rise of strong national state of Germany