The Protestant Reformation

VS.

by Raphael by Cranach

BELL WORK:

What other words can you find in the phrase Protestant Reformation?

From that finding, what other conclusions can you draw about what this

event may be about?

Effects of the Printing Press1) German invention

2) Printing technology diffuses

3) Info now cheaper & easier to get

4) More books are printed

5) Ideas diffuse quickly

6) People seek more knowledge

VOCABULARY REVIEW FOR THE RENAISSANCE AND

SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION

Looking back through your notes, choose 2 vocabulary words you think are

important ones to remember when talking about the Renaissance and

Scientific Revolution!

Once you have 2 take a strip of construction paper and write one word on one

side and then flip it over and write the other word. Along with writing the word,

add pictures, names, facts that would help you remember it.

For Example:

RENAISSANCE1300-1700 - Art - Architecture -

Knowledge - Catholic Church = ?

Christian Europe (300's - 1500's AD)

● ONLY organized Christian Church in Western Euro is the Catholic Church

(headquarters: Rome, Italy)

● Church hierarchy:

-Pope ("Papa") = highest Church authority

-Bishops + Cardinals

-priests (mass, rituals) + monks (shelter, education)

-nuns

Above are clergy (holy workers of the Church)

Meanwhile in Eastern Europe: Christians belong to the Eastern Orthodox or Greek

Orthodox Church

Catholic Church

headquarters in

Rome: The Vatican

Problems in the Catholic Church

A. illiterate or uneducated priests B. priests that do not follow their vow of celibacyC. Looking to expand papal lands and projects

(relics, indulgences, etc.)

Reliquaries of Seville

Shroud of Turin

Early Reformers who tried to make changesJohn Wycliffe 1300’s

• Believed that the church

should give up its earthly

possessions

• Translated the Bible into

English

• Managed NOT to be burned at

the stake because King Henry

IV protected him

• 40 years after his death his

bones were dug up by the

Catholic Church …and burned!

Jan Hus 1300’s

• Encouraged his students to

read Wycliffe’s version of the

Bible

• Led a reform movement

• In 1412 he was invited to

Worms to explain his calls for

reform…instead the catholic

Church burned him at the

stake.

Indulgences: pardons issued by the Pope that people could buy to reduce a soul’s time in purgatory

A. History of Papal Indulgences: build more

churches, get more relics

Pope Leo X needed money to finish the

construction of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome

C. The Pope’s #1 salesman?

Johannes Tetzel Johannes

Tetzel“As soon as the gold in the coffin rings, the rescued soul to

heaven springs.”

Johann Tetzel's

favorite sale's pitch.

Literally a piece of paper that states

you are forgiven for your sins-

sounds crazy right!

Think-Pair-Share

Step 1: Answer the following questions in your notes:

Step 2: Why would the church take money from

innocent Catholics and not feel bad about it?

How would you have reacted to this?

Step 3: We will discuss this with a partner and the

entire class after we regroup.

In the mean time… Enter Johann Gutenberg

Effects of the Printing Press • Boost in literacy• Exploration of knowledge• Rise in manufacturing• Instantly challenges the Bible

The Rise of Martin LutherA. Background information

-German monk/professor

-grew tired of Church corruption

B. Beliefs:

- he posted his 95 Theses on the church door in

Wittenberg (Germany) on October 31st, 1517

*God’s grace or salvation was won not by good works

or even going to church but by having FAITH!

*The Bible, not the Pope, was the source

of religious truth and that everyone

should be able to read it in their own language.

Igniting a Firestorm• 95 Theses distributed across Europe

thanks to the printing press

• Luther called to recant (give up views)

– Luther says strong to writings

• Pope Leo X excommunicated Luther

• Creates the Lutheran Church

• http://www.history.com/topics/martin-

luther-and-the-95-theses/videos/martin-

luther-sparks-a-revolution

*Watch the video above for a recap*

ANOTHER VIDEO RECAP….

http://www.glencoe.com/video_library/index_with_mods.php?CHAPTER=12&PROGRAM=9780078

745256&VIDEO=4002

This video is more about Luthers life and its impact before and after the reformation

More challenges to the Catholic Church……..

Ulrich Zwingli

• Born in Switzerland within months of Martin Luther

• Became a priest but had many ideas similar to Luther

• Stressed importance of Bible

John Calvin• Born in France but est. his

theocracy in Geneva, Switzerland

• Strict rules

• Doctrine of predestination – God determined long ago who would be saved. Two kinds of people – saints and sinners.

• Instituted a theocracy – church and state jointed together. Strict Laws!

EXIT QUESTIONQuestion:

Describe how the origins of Protestantism

and Lutheranism were different, yet alike?(Answer in 1-2 complete sentences)