the reformation SNAPS

Question 1

SIMONY

Answer 1

bribery to be elected to important positions in Church

Question 2

NEPOTISM

Answer 2

positions given to relations

Question 3

ABSENTEEISM

Answer 3

priest/bishop missing from parish/diocese because he is in another

Question 4

PLURALISM

Answer 4

priest/bishop given more than one parish/diocese

Question 5

SALE OF INDULGENCES

Answer 5

special prayer used to buy your way into heaven

Question 6

as a result of the reformation, the catholic church was forced to change and get rid of the abuses, this was called…?

Answer 6

the catholic counter reformation. this showed the power of the people to force change

Question 7

Christianity was an remains divided between different churches, name some.

Answer 7

, Catholic, Lutheran, Calvinist, Church of Ireland, Methodist.

Question 8

education spread, who was john knox? What was luthers 95 theses?

Answer 8

-John Knox (Scottish, Presbyterian leader) said that poor children must be educated by the church
-Luther’s 95 Theses were published in vernacular (everyday) languages
-Luther also translated the Bible into German
-These actions helped spread literacy

Question 9

there have been many wars over religion, but what was the french wars of religion and the English civil war?

Answer 9

-E.g. The French Wars of Religion and the English Civil War -French Huguenots (Protestants) were massacred