Bellringer1. What is a “thesis”?

2. Describe two things you wish would change here at Flowing Wells High School?

With your partnerOn ½ sheetCombine everyone’s problems, or brainstorm to get

at least 5 problemsPROBLEM SOLUTION

Let’s put them togetherPROBLEM SOLUTION

Speech to Flowing Wells leaders

Catholic Church Middle Ages Clip

• Issue here?

Reformation

• 500 AD – 1500 AD • All Christians were Catholic• The Pope was their leader• Bishops were under the

Pope and very powerful• Purgatory

The Reformation (of Christianity)• 500 AD – 1500 AD All Christians

were Catholic• The Pope was their leader• Bishops were under the Pope

and very powerful• Controlled power & $$$$$• The Priests sold “indulgencies” –

“get out of hell (purgatory) for money” cards

• Time for REFORM!! Reformation

Current Pope Francis

BellringerThe Reformation

1. Why was Johann Gutenberg so important to Europe?

2. Why was this man important to US history?

3. How did his life answer to our essential question?

Martin Luther• German Catholic Priest• 1517 protested Catholic

Church's corruption

New word PROTESTANT• Protestant – a Christian who isn’t

Catholic• Think/share w/partner, non Catholic

Protestant churches• Examples: Lutheran• Baptist• Methodist• Pentecostal• Episcopal • Presbyterian• Today, Catholics and Protestants are

all Christians, but they are different in how they worship.

95 Theses Reading• With your partner: • Read this primary source with your partnerOn sheet of paper:1. Identify 10 of the theses, for each, rephrase, draw

small picture or offer solution

Closure on same paper:2. How does this primary source answer our essential

question?3. Why was this document able to spread its ideas

through Europe so quickly?

BellringerThe Reformation

1. Why did your parents name you the name they did?

If you don’t know, why haven’t you asked them?

2. Why did Dr. Martin Luther King’s father name him after Martin

Luther?

Pope Leo XMartin Luther

Terms for Venn Diagram• 1500’s• Martin Luther• Religion• Art & culture• Protestants• Sistine Chapel• Rome• Florence• Germany

• Greek & Roman Style• Mona Lisa• Perspective• Indulgences• Leonardo Di Vinci• Excommunication