The Reformation and 95 Thesis

The Reformation

and 95 Theses

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Multiple Choice

During the Middle Ages and start of the Renaissance, what religion was dominant in Europe?

• Protestantism

• Catholicism

• Polytheism

• None

Before the Reformation

• Catholic Church was powerful and rich

• The Church governed the land, run by the Pope out of Rome

• Life Events happened in the Church

• Crimes were resolved by the Church

Multiple Select

What are 3 things the Catholic Church could do before the Reformation?

• punish people

• provide armies

• give countries money

• vote in elections

• heal people

Indulgences and Corruption

• People started to think the Church was gaining too much power

• People believed the the people in the Church could grant forgiveness

• The Church made money off of indulgences

• People started to question the Church's authority

Why Did People Believe So Strongly in the Church?

• Bibles were expensive

• People couldn't read
  

Dropdown

Bibles were ______ to make, and most people couldn't read anyway, so they had to rely on what the Church told them.

Select answer

The Printing Press

• Before the printing press, books had to be copied by hand, word-for-word!

• Johannes Gutenberg invented the Printing Press

• letters were made into metal stamps and one page could be copied much quicker

• Allowed for a quicker distribution of the Bible, and more people could read now because of a thirst for knowledge in the Renaissance

Martin Luther and the 95 Theses

• Martin Luther was a monk who studied the Bible and found some discrepancies between the text and the Church's teaching

• On October 31, 1517 Luther took a list of 95 points where he thought the Church was wrong and nailed it to the Church door!

Multiple Choice

How many things from the church's teaching did Martin Luther claim went against the Bible?

• 15

• 75

• 95

• over 100

Luther as a Heretic

• He claimed indulgences were wrong

• church started making less money

• Luther was labeled as a heretic, a crime punishable by death

Multiple Choice

Why was the Catholic Church so mad at Martin Luther?

• He was giving out Bibles to everyone

• They were making less money

• He didn't want to be a monk anymore

• He messed up their church door

Reformation Spreads

• As more people heard about Luther's 95 Theses and started reading the Bible, they started to separate from the Church

• Began the Protestant church

Multiple Select

Which factors led to the Reformation?

• Martin Luther's 95 Theses

• Kings giving orders

• Gutenburg's Printing Press

• Church's deciding to stop meeting