Martin Luther And The Reformation

Question 1

What were Martin Luther’s 4 main criticisms to the Church?

Answer 1

• the church is too greedy and rich

• indulgences - paying money to the church to have your sins forgiven

• the pope and the archbishops are too powerful and corrupt and dont act like men if god

• the bible should be written in a language they can read

Question 2

What does reformation mean?

Answer 2

A challenge to the power and teachings of the Catholic Church and the setting up of the new Protestant churches

Question 3

What year did Martin Luther put up his 95 these (idea about things) on the church door

Answer 3

1517

Question 4

Why did Martin Luther become a monk?

Answer 4

When he was 21 he was in a thunder storm, he prayed that if he survived he would become a priest, he survived and held his promise because he became a monk

Question 5

What happened when Martin Luther was held in court for his ideas and complaints to the Catholic Church?

Answer 5

He was declared an outlaw, and he hid in his friends castle and translated the bible to German so people could read it for themselves

Question 6

What is a heretic?

Answer 6

Someone who goes against god

Question 7

What was the main reason for Henry VIII’s break with the Catholic Church in 1534?

Answer 7

The pope would not let him divorce his wife Catherine of Aragon