World Civilizations: Luther Leads the Reformation Flashcards
What movement caused people to question the authority and practices of the church, beginning the reformation?
The renaissance
What four categories were reformed during the reformation?
Social
Economic
Political
What were the main criticisms of the Catholic Church?
Selling of indulgences Popes getting married and having kids Poorly educated priests Corrupt leaders Merchants resented paying church tax Priests were gambling and drinking
What were the names of two early reformers who were killed for their outcries?
Jan Hus and John Wycliffe
Why did Luther create his 95 theses and what did he do with it?
- Protested the selling of indulgences by friar Johann Tetzel, who was raising money to rebuild St. Peter’s church in Rome
- Created his 95 theses naming all the things wrong with the church
What is an indulgence?
A pardon releasing a person from penalty for a sin
Who did Martin Luther attack during his 95 Theses?
“Pardon Merchants”
What was the reformation?
A movement for religious reform
What were Luther’s three main teachings?
- People can win salvation by good works and faith
- Christian teachings must be based on the Bible, not the pope
- All people with faith are equal and can interpret bible without priests
Which Pope threatened to excommunicate Luther if he did not take back his statements against the church?
Leo X
What was Martin Luther originally supposed to become?
A lawyer
What was Martin Luther?
A monk and teacher
Where did Luther teach?
Wittenburg, his home town in Germany in the state of Saxony
Who created the Edict of Worms and what did it declare?
Charles V, it declared Luther a heretic and nobody was to give him food or shelter
What was the name for the followers of Luther?
Lutherans
