Reformation

Question 1

What are the two ingredients for reformation?

Answer 1

1. Talked about how to make a new church

2. The printing press

Question 2

Who invented the printing press? When? What new technologies did it require? What does Luther use it for?

Answer 2

Gutenberg
1555
New metal technology, new paper technology
Gives Luther a megaphone for his ideas

Question 3

When and what is the Commercial Revolution? How much does Europe’s economy explode? What happens if you are a property owner?

Answer 3

1500-1600
Overhaul of the economy

Estimated that the economy of Europe explodes 4x

Prices go up, income goes up

If you are a property owner, you are less wealthy than you used to be
Property value is ¼ its original value
Behavior is going to change
People either really rich or really poor

Question 4

Where does Martin Luther spend his entire life?

Answer 4

Saxony (eastern Germany)

Question 5

When does Martin Luther get into his early fame?

Answer 5

1519
During an election of the HRE

. Archbishops of Cologne, Trier, Mainz
. Count Palatine of the Rhine
. Berlin, Brandenburg
. Duke of Saxony
. King of Bohemia 

All going to elect an emperor
New emperor signs contract that says each has jurisdiction of their own land

Question 6

When was Martin Luther’s 95 Theses?

Answer 6

1517

Question 7

Who wins the 1519 HRE election? How does he win?

Answer 7

Charles V of Habsburg

Won by borrowing money, hosting parties

Question 8

Why doesn’t Charles V of Habsburg deal with Martin Luther right away?

Answer 8

Because now Charles V is the most powerful person in Europe and does not have time for it

He owns Naples, Holland, Belgium, Austria, HRE

Question 9

When do the Turks attack Vienna?

Answer 9

1529