Changes in ReligionChanges in ReligionThe The

Protestant & Catholic Protestant & Catholic ReformationsReformations

Directions for NotesDirections for Notes As we view each slide, look for clues to the changes in the As we view each slide, look for clues to the changes in the

Medieval Church. Medieval Church. Listen to the clue questions.Listen to the clue questions. For each notes slide, add the information across your page.For each notes slide, add the information across your page. Place arrows after each notes slide to show the flow of Place arrows after each notes slide to show the flow of

events through the Protestant Reformation.events through the Protestant Reformation.

NotesFromOne Slide

NotesFromOne Slide

NotesFromOne Slide

NotesFromOne Slide

NotesFromOne Slide

Corruption in the church Corruption in the church existed (selling existed (selling indulgences, destroying indulgences, destroying education)education)

Some priests immoral Some priests immoral and did not know how to and did not know how to perform jobsperform jobs

Great Schism created 2 Great Schism created 2 popes and divides powerpopes and divides power

Monarchs and reformers Monarchs and reformers question church’s question church’s authorityauthority

John Wycliffe & others John Wycliffe & others begin to question the begin to question the church’s authority church’s authority (right to set rules)(right to set rules)

Some charged with Some charged with heresy (speaking heresy (speaking against church) and put against church) and put to death – Jan Hussto death – Jan Huss

Causes leaders to ask Causes leaders to ask for church to reformfor church to reform

Martin Luther (a German Martin Luther (a German monk) questioned monk) questioned Catholic Church and Catholic Church and corrupt wayscorrupt ways

Theory of Justification by Theory of Justification by faith said people did not faith said people did not need to buy indulgences need to buy indulgences or other church abusesor other church abuses

Posted 95 Theses Posted 95 Theses (statements on church (statements on church wrong-doings) on door of wrong-doings) on door of church church

Pope Leo X Pope Leo X excommunicated Luther excommunicated Luther from churchfrom church

Luther continued to Luther continued to protestprotest

Wrote pamphlets about Wrote pamphlets about his beliefshis beliefs

Led to widespread revolt Led to widespread revolt across Germanyacross Germany

Protesting followers of Protesting followers of Luther (and other Luther (and other reformers) began reformers) began Protestant branch of Protestant branch of ChristianityChristianity

Luther’s followers Luther’s followers became Lutheransbecame Lutherans

Invention of Printing Invention of Printing Press by Johan Press by Johan Gutenberg helps Gutenberg helps spread Protestant spread Protestant ideas across Europeideas across Europe

Peasants revolt from Peasants revolt from Catholic Church and Catholic Church and join new leadersjoin new leaders

New Christian New Christian branches form branches form (Lutheranism, (Lutheranism, Calvinism, Anabaptists, Calvinism, Anabaptists, Anglicans)Anglicans)

John Calvin’s ideas John Calvin’s ideas are introduced in are introduced in Geneva and helps Geneva and helps spread spread ProtestantismProtestantism

Theory of Theory of ‘predestination”‘predestination”

Live life proving Live life proving you are one of you are one of God’s chosen for God’s chosen for salvationsalvation

Catholic Church Catholic Church begins to lose begins to lose membersmembers

Call together meeting Call together meeting (Council of Trent) to (Council of Trent) to reform churchreform church

Abuses ended and Abuses ended and reformed finances of reformed finances of churchchurch

Church set up schools Church set up schools to train monks, to train monks, priestspriests

Jesuits very well Jesuits very well trained by Catholic trained by Catholic Church Church

Educated in all Educated in all disciplines to have full disciplines to have full understanding of the understanding of the “world”“world”

Worked to win back Worked to win back members in Europemembers in Europe

Spread Catholic faith Spread Catholic faith across Africa, Asia, across Africa, Asia, and Americasand Americas

Catholic extreme policies Catholic extreme policies tried to stop the spread of tried to stop the spread of ProtestantismProtestantism

Inquisition judged and Inquisition judged and convicted hereticsconvicted heretics

Imprisoned, exiled, or Imprisoned, exiled, or executed those with executed those with unorthodox viewsunorthodox views

Index of Prohibited Books Index of Prohibited Books named books forbidden to named books forbidden to read, including Protestant read, including Protestant Bibles and scientific Bibles and scientific writingswritings

By the end of the Reformation and Counter By the end of the Reformation and Counter (Catholic) Reformation, Europe is diverse (Catholic) Reformation, Europe is diverse

with different Christian branches.with different Christian branches.Each branch will work to gather members Each branch will work to gather members

and spread their religion around the rest and spread their religion around the rest of the world as exploration and of the world as exploration and

colonization begins.colonization begins.