Western Civ - Religion

Look at the map, in which area would Protestants be most likely to face perseuction?

Austria and Poland

Which idea differentiates the Protestant doctrines of Calvinism and Lutheranism?

Calvin's belief in predestination

Which action did Martin Luther take to help start the Protestant Reformation?

He nailed his 95 Theses to the door of a church in Wittenberg to start a debate about his complaints against the Church.

"If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself." —Augustine of Hippo Which statement best characterizes this quotation?

It argues that Christians should accept all teachings in the gospels

As long as citizens accepted the emperor as divine and honored Roman gods, Rome tolerated religious diversity. What practice helped support this religious tolerance?

Polytheists worshiped both the Roman gods alongside their own

"27. There is no divine authority for preaching that the soul flies out of the purgatory immediately the money clinks in the bottom of the chest. "28. It is certainly possible that when the money clinks in the bottom of the chest avarice [extreme greed] and greed increase; but when the church offers intercession [intervention], all depends in the will of God." —Martin Luther, 95 Theses Which of the following provides an accurate historical context for this excerpt from Martin Luther's 95 Theses?

Protestantism rejected papal authority, especially relating to what was regarded as the corrupt selling of indulgences

What caused Henry VIII to break with the Catholic Church and seize control of the English church?

The pope refused to annul King Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine of Aragon

"We, Constantine and Licinius the Emperors, having met in concord at Milan and having set in order everything which pertains to the common good and public security . . ." What did the document quoted here proclaim to the Roman Empire?

freedom of worship to all citizens of the Roman empire

Paul taught that people who believed in Jesus would be ___________.

have salvation

I have cast the die. . . . I will not reconcile myself to them [the Roman Catholic Church] for all eternity. . . . Let them condemn and burn all that belongs to me; in return I will do as much for them. . . . Now I no longer fear, and I am publishing a book in the German tongue about Christian reform, directed against the pope, in language as violent as if I were addressing the Antichrist."— Martin Luther "The Growing Challenge" by Martin Luther from The Reformation by Sarah Flowers. Copyright (c) 1995 Lucent Books. What prompted Martin Luther to take the actions described in this quotation?

his rejection of papal authority and his refusal to recant

Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God." Matthew 5: 5-9 from The Holy Bible with the Apocrypha. Copyright (c) 1994 National Council of the Churches of Christ. What is the main message of this passage from the New Testament?

mercy and sympathy for the poor and helpless

Which statement best expresses the purpose of this map?

the division of the Roman empire and the concentration of power in eastern Roman empire

On what was the structure of the Christian Church based?

the teachings of Jesus

Rome's tolerant attitude toward religion did not extend to Christians because________.

they refused to honor the emperor or the Roman gods

According to John Calvin's teachings, how is salvation achieved?

through predestination

"Only a very few can be learned, but all can be Christian, all can be devout, and—I shall boldly add—all can be theologians." —Erasmus Which central idea that Erasmus strived to achieve is implicit in this quotation?

to make religion more accessible by translating the Bible into the vernacular