chapter 16: the reformation in europe

what did john calvin believe?

an all-powerful god

anabaptists believed that

church and state should be seperate.

changing protestant attitudes included

clergy being allowed to marry

martin luther's belief in faith alone caused him to

disagree and break with the catholic church.

During his reign, my boy Henry VIII

dissolved the catholic monasteries

true or false: salvation was a piece of paper or document signed by a church official that released the bearer from all or part of the punishment for sin.

false. an indulgence was a piece of paper or document signed by a church official...

true or false: anabaptists considered the priests and the pope to be better than other believers.

false. anabaptists refused to hold office / bear arms

the council of trent was a series of meetings that denounced catholic teachings.

false. council of trent meetings consisted of the meeting to rejuvenate teachings from the traditional Catholic Church and install methods for reforming the Catholic Church.

true or false: calvinism was the first protestant faith.

false. lutheranism was the first protestant faith.

what was true of lutheranism?

lutheranism taught salvation through faith alone, not good works.

desiderius erasmus stressed that inward religious feeling was more important than external forms of religion because it

showed people how to lead good lives

the division of christianity in germany into catholic and lutheran states was recognised by what?

the Peace of Augsburg

what caused luther's call for the catholic church to reform?

the widespread selling of indulgences, among other abuses, angered him.

why did Ulrich Zwingli and Martin Luther form an alliance?

to defend themselves against the catholic church

true or false: christian humanism combined with classical learning and individualism with the goal of reforming the catholic church.

true

true or false: desiderius erasmus was the best known christian humanist.

true

true or false: jesuits used education to spread the catholic faith

true

true or false: luther's ninety five theses attacked abuses of the church and sale of indulgences

true

true or false: my boy Henry VIII had his marriage to Catherine of Aragon annulled, or declared "null/void"

true

true or false: predestation was the belief that God determined in advance who would be saved.

true