The Reformation

ENGAGE

• Write a list in your journals that answers the following question:

What is the most important invention of the last 1000 years?

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ENGAGE• Talk with the person next to you for

5 minutes and brainstorm what you might feel is the most important invention of the last 1000 years.

• Write down your ideas in your journal as you brainstorm and discuss

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EXPLORE

• Take 2 minutes to choose one (only 1!) invention that you both agree is the most important invention of the last 1000 years.

• When you choose one, please write your answer on the board.

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TOPICS THAT I NEED TO KNOW

• Explain the impact of the printing press on the reformation in Europe

THE PRINTING

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The most important invention in history? DAY 1

• books were written out by hand

• mainly by monks in monasteries.

• It could take one person six months or longer to write out a book, word for word and page by page.

LIFE BEFORE

THE PRINTING

PRESS

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-- WRITTEN TEXT WAS SCARCE IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE.

-- BOOKS WERE EXPENSIVE TO PRODUCE.

-- MOST PEOPLE WERE ILLITERATE

-- IF A BOOK WAS TO SURVIVE, IT HAD TO BE COPIED OVER AND OVER, EVERY GENERATION.

This is a page from “Canterbury Tales” by Geoffrey Chaucer. It was handwritten about 1400.

LIFE BEFORE

THE PRINTING

PRESS

DAY 1

JOHANN GUTENBE

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INVENTED THE PRINTING

PRESSIN 1450

THE PRINTING

PRESSTHE PRINTING PRESS

CHANGED EVERYTHING!

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THE PRINTING

PRESS

• Johann Gutenberg took a wine press, transformed it into a printing press, and mixed oil and soap together to make ink.

• In 1456, he made 180 copies of the fi rst

printed book: a Bible.

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THE PRINTING

PRESS

HOW DID THE PRINTING

PRESS CHANGE THE WORLD?

• Books were now more accessible

• Literacy rates increased significantly

• The ideas of the Reformation could now be spread easily!

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TOPICS THAT I NEED TO KNOW

• Identify the major causes and major eff ects of the Reformation.

• Explain the political, intellectual, artistic, economic, and religious impact of the reformation.

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• The 100 years War between England and France and the Black Death

-- These two tragedies caused people to doubt God and the Church.

Causes of the

Reformation

Joan of Arc

• The 100 years War between England and France and the Black Death

-- These two tragedies caused people to doubt God and the Church.

• Scientifi c Advances -- People began to question

God and the Church

Causes of the

Reformation

DAY 2

• The 100 years War between England and France and the Black Death

-- These two tragedies caused people to doubt God and the Church.

• Scientifi c Advances -- People began to question

God and the Church

• Corruption in the Catholic Church -- specifically, the selling of

indulgences.

Causes of the

Reformation

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What was the

Protestant Reformatio

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• Prior to the Reformation all Christians were Roman Catholic

• The Reformation was an attempt to REFORM the Catholic Church

• People like Martin Luther wanted to get rid of the corruption and restore the people’s faith in the church

DAY 2

What was the

Protestant Reformatio

n?• In the end the reformers, like Luther, established their own branch of Christianity.

• The Reformation caused a split in Christianity with the formation of these new Protestant denominations.

DAY 2

EXPLORE

In the Jarrett Book on Pages 169-172, fi ll out the Chart in your

packet over the philosophies of Martin Luther, John Calvin, and

Henry VIII.

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What was the

Protestant Reformatio

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What was the

Protestant Reformati

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Look in the Jarrett

Book on Pages

169-172 to fi ll in

the Chart on the Three main

Reformers

Martin Luther

John Calvin

Henry VIIIDAY

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What was the

Protestant Reformatio

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Martin Luther

• Lived from 1483-1546 in Germany

• Father encouraged him to study law

• A sudden religious experience inspired him to become a monk

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What was the

Protestant Reformatio

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Martin Luther

• He became troubled over the possibility of not going to heaven

• He turned to the Bible, and confession for comfort

• He found the answers he was looking for In the Bible

DAY 2

What was the

Protestant Reformatio

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Martin Luther

“The righteous shall be saved by his faith.”

• Luther realized that only faith in the sacrifice of Jesus, not good deeds, could save a person.

• No good works, rituals, etc. would save a person if they did not believe.

DAY 2

What was the

Protestant Reformatio

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Martin Luther

• A list of things he thought were wrong with the Catholic Church (95 Complaints)

• He criticized:

• The Power of the Pope

• The Extreme Wealth of the Church

• Indulgences (Catholic concept of Salvation)

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What was the

Protestant Reformatio

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Martin Luther

• Gutenberg’s Printing Press made it possible for Luther to spread his beliefs

• Posted his 95 Theses on Church doors in Germany

• Gained support from people and criticism from Church

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What was the

Protestant Reformatio

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Martin Luther

• The Diet of Worms

• 1520 Pope Leo X order Luther to give up his beliefs

• Luther burned the order and was excommunicated

• Luther went into hiding where he translated the New Testament into the vernacular – spreading his beliefs even further DAY

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What was the

Protestant Reformatio

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Martin Luther

• Some Local German Churches accepted Luther’s ideas

• Lutheranism was formed

• Supported by German Princes who issued a formal “protest” against the Church for suppressing the reforms

• The reformers came to be known as [PROTEST]ants - Protestants

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What was the

Protestant Reformatio

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John Calvin

• Anti-Catholic

• Influenced by Martin Luther

• Disagreed with Luther’s “Salvation through faith alone.”

• Created his own Protestant religion in Switzerland

“My Little Chickens, dig your eyes out 100,000 times.”

Quote by John Calvin

Said towards another Reformer who disagreed with him.

DAY 2

What was the

Protestant Reformatio

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John Calvin

• Calvin’s Beliefs

• Salvation through predestination.

• At birth, it is decided by God if you will go to Heaven or hell.

“My Little Chickens, dig your eyes out 100,000 times.”

Quote by John Calvin

Said towards another Reformer who disagreed with him.

DAY 2

What was the

Protestant Reformatio

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John Calvin

• Calvin’s Beliefs

• Foreknowledge: God knows everything that will happen in your life.

• Purified approach to life:

• No drinking, swearing, card playing, gambling, etc…

“My Little Chickens, dig your eyes out 100,000 times.”

Quote by John Calvin

Said towards another Reformer who disagreed with him.

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What was the

Protestant Reformatio

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John Calvin

• Started in Switzerland – called “Calvinists”

• England – Puritans

• Scotland – Presbyterians

• Holland – Dutch Reform

• France – Huguenots

• Germany – Reformed Church

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Puritan Hugeunots Presbyterian

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