The Protestant Reformation

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The Protestant Reformation
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Martin Luther

• A visit to Rome changed the pious monks life.

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95 Theses 1517

• Nailed to the church door in Wittenberg, Germany.
• Hurt the sale of indulgences.
• Angered the pope, archbishop, and other clergy.

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Other Luther Works

• The Freedom of a Christian
• Address to Christian Nobility
• Pagan Servitude of the Church

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The Papal Bull

• Written by Pope Leo X, excommunicating Martin
  Luther for his works and actions.
• Luther promptly burned the letter.

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Luthers works were gathered and burned in mass
fires throughout Germany.
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Diet of Worms 1521

• I will not repent more works for I will not go
  against my own conscience. Here I stand, I can do
  no other. God have mercy on my soul.

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Wartburg Castle

• Protected by Frederick of Saxony, Luther
  translated the Bible from Latin into German.

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Peasants Revolt 1523-1524

• Led to the slaughter of 70,000- 100,000 peasants.

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Peace of Augsburg 1555

• Allowed for German Princes to choose their own
  religions for their kingdoms.

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Religious Divisions in Germany
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Ulrich Zwingli

• Swiss Reformer
• Radical
• Killed during the Swiss Religious Wars

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John Calvin

• French lawyer and priest
• Started reformation in Switzerland
• Has a Facebook page!

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Predestination

• Central belief of Calvin.
• The notion that ones fate in predetermined by
  God.
• Free will does not exist.

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Theocracy

• A community or state run by religious officials.

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Dutch Reformed Church

• Followers of John Calvin and his beliefs.

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John Knox and Scotland

• Brought the Reformation movement to Scotland.
• Eventually started the Presbyterian Church.

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Henry VIII
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Class Work

• Create a short 3 sentence/ bulleted chart about
  Henrys 6 wives
• Catherine of Aragon
• Anne Boleyn
• Jane Seymour
• Anne of Cleves
• Kathryn Howard
• Katherine Parr