Starter quiz
- What term is the following a definition of? 'A person's way of understanding, experiencing and responding to the world.'
- outlook
- perspective
- religion
- worldview ✓
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- What term means a branch of Christianity?
- church
- denomination ✓
- group
- school
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- Which Christian Church has the Pope as its head?
- 'Roman Catholic ' ✓
- What term means an action which breaks a religious or moral law?
- 'sin ' ✓
- Which of the below years does the term 'the 16th century' refer to?
- 1400-1499
- 1500-1599 ✓
- 1600-1699
- 1700-1799
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- What is a 'primary' historical source?
- a textbook summarizing past events
- a fictional novel inspired by historical events
- something created during the time being studied ✓
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Exit quiz
- What religious denomination was Martin Luther raised in by his family?
- Protestant
- Roman Catholic ✓
- Lutheran
- Orthodox Christian
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- What event happened to Martin Luther that made him decide to become a monk?
- he was nearly struck by a train
- he was nearly struck by lightning ✓
- he was nearly struck by a horse
- he was nearly struck by a tornado
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- What term refers to the 'ways through which Christians in the Catholic Church may be granted some reduction in the punishment of sins after forgiveness by God'?
- immersion
- indulgences ✓
- influences
- intercessions
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- What important invention occurred in the century before Martin Luther's birth which helped his ideas spread quickly across Europe?
- the horse and cart
- the electric lights
- the wood stove
- the printing press ✓
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- Why did Martin Luther write the '95 theses'?
- to leave the Catholic Church
- to start a new Church
- to start a debate within the Catholic Church ✓
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- What is the name of the Christian thinker who taught that humans are too sinful to be able to do enough good works to be saved by God?
- Aquinas
- Aristotle
- Augustine ✓
- Averroes
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Key learning points
- Martin Luther rebelled against the religious authority of his time.
- Martin Luther was an important figure in the Protestant Reformation.
- He rebelled against what he understood to be incorrect beliefs and practices in the Roman Catholic Church at his time.
- The author and context of a historical source should be considered when assessing its usefulness.
Common misconception
That Martin Luther King was an important figure in the Protestant Reformation.
Martin Luther King lived in the 20th century, but was named after Martin Luther who lived in the 16th century when the Protestant Reformation happened.
Keywords
Indulgences - ways through which Christians in the Catholic Church may be granted some reduction in the punishment of sins after forgiveness by God
Protestant reformation - a Christian religious movement in the 16th century that aimed to reform the Catholic Church, but caused new denominations to be created
Purgatory - the process or place where a person's soul is prepared for heaven after death
Theses - statements or ideas put forward for discussion, argument or debate
Monk - a member of a religious group of men who often live separate from the rest of society