Starter quiz
- How many wives did Henry VIII have?
- '6' ✓
- Which of the following had significant power in the early modern period?
- the Church ✓
- peasants
- the Pope ✓
- the monarch ✓
- enslaved people
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- Which of the following often had significant tensions over power in the early modern period?
- the Church and the monarch ✓
- knights and the Church
- peasants and enslaved people
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- What religion was England during the early modern period?
- Jewish
- Muslim
- Christian ✓
- Sikh
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- Put the following in order of hierarchy in the early modern Church, starting with the most powerful.
- 1⇔God
- 2⇔Pope
- 3⇔Archbishops
- 4⇔Priests
- 5⇔Monks and nuns
- 6⇔Congregation
- Put the following time periods in chronological order.
- 1⇔the Bronze Age
- 2⇔Ancient Roman period
- 3⇔Medieval period
- 4⇔Early modern period
- 5⇔20th century
Exit quiz
- Match the keywords to the correct definitions.
- indulgences⇔something Christians could buy to reduce their time in Purgatory ✓
- Church⇔the organisation of the Christian religion ✓
- excommunicated⇔to be banned from Church services and the community ✓
- Reformation⇔a 16th century movement calling for the reform of the Church ✓
- Complete the following sentence: In 1517, Martin Luther questioned the teachings of the Catholic Church in his '______ Theses'.
- '95' ✓
- Which of the following were issues for the Catholic Church at the beginning of the 16th century?
- Too many followers
- Lack of education that many parish priests received ✓
- Some members of the Church were also known to act in immoral ways. ✓
- The selling of indulgences ✓
- The Bible was written in Latin and Church services were spoken in Latin. ✓
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- Put the following events in chronological order.
- 1⇔Luther visits Rome and is disgusted with the behaviour of the people there.
- 2⇔Luther nails his theses to the Church door in Wittenberg.
- 3⇔Pope Leo X calls 41 of Luther’s theses heretical.
- 4⇔Henry VIII, writes a counter-argument to Luther’s Theses.
- Which of the following were reforms Luther wanted to implement?
- No hierarchy of priests ✓
- Keeping of all the sacraments
- No indulgences ✓
- Bible in Latin but Church services in local language
- Bible and Church services in local language ✓
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- What were the consequences of the Diet of Worms in April 1521?
- Luther renounced his theses.
- Luther was branded an outlaw. ✓
- Luther was kidnapped. ✓
- Luther fled when it became clear he would lose. ✓
- Luther was excommunicated.
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Key learning points
- In 1517 Martin Luther questioned the teachings of the Catholic Church in his '95 Theses'.
- Luther challenged Church practices that did not appear in the Bible, such as indulgences.
- Luther's ideas challenged the power of the Church, leading to him being accused of heresy and being excommunicated.
- Henry VIII defended the pope in 1521 'Defence of the Seven Sacraments'.
- Luther's ideas led to widespread religious and political reform over the next few centuries.
Common misconception
A single person cannot shape history by themselves.
The Great Man Theory in History - the idea that a single person is responsible for important events - is somewhat outdated, but occasionally, as is the case with Martin Luther, an argument can be made that individuals can radically shape events.
Keywords
Indulgence - something medieval Christians could buy from the Church in the belief that it would reduce their time in Purgatory
Church - the organisation of the Christian religion
Excommunicated - to be banned from Church services and the community
Reformation - a 16th century movement calling for the reform of the Church
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