5.5 the Reformation -TEACH-

5. The Time of Discoverers and Reformers
5.5.  the Reformation

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5. The Time of Discoverers and Reformers
5.5.  the Reformation

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people in this lesson
Martin Luther
Frederik of Saxony
emperor Charles V
John Calvin
Desiderius Erasmus

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Lesson 5.5: The Reformation
Renaissance:


  • new knowledge (from Antiquity)
  • critical thinking
  • printing press (spread ideas & knowledge)
  • Discoveries
  • Reformation

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Reformation:


  • protest movement against faults in the Catholic Church in the 16th century.
  • The leaders were called Reformers.
  • They criticised the Catholic Church and wanted to change or reform the church.
  • Their followers are called Protestants.
  • The most famous reformers were:
  • Martin Luther (Germany)
  • John Calvin (France)
LUTHER
CALVIN
  • Why did the Church need to be reformed? What was wrong with it?

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TOP 5 bad things in the Church:


  • NR 5
  • worshipping of relics
  • What?
  • Relics are remains of holy people (saints).

  • Why?
  • To pray at a relic means that you spend less time in purgatory.






  • Of course you have to pay money to the church to see a relic.

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TOP 5 bad things in the Church:


  • NR 4
  • Bible is only in Latin

  • Why?
  • So people need the Church to explain the word of God.






  • Ordinary people could not read the Bible for themselves.

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TOP 5 bad things in the Church:


  • NR 3
  • the Church is too rich

  • Why is that a problem?
  • Jesus himself was poor.
  • Clerics are more concerned with wealth than serving God.






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TOP 5 bad things in the Church:


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  • images of saints

  • Why a problem?
  • these statues only divert people from the true faith.






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TOP 5 bad things in the Church:


Number



  • the selling of indulgences

  • what: written documents (signed by the pope) stating that the owner's sins are forgiven.
  • So, the church started selling forgiveness.






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Secular + spiritual power:

  • Secular;
  • The Holy Roman Empire was ruled by Emperor Charles V

  • The Empire consisted of central Europe (including the Netherlands),parts of Italy, Spain and the Spanish colonies in America.

  • Spiritual:
  • pope Leo X was the leader of catholic Church









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Charles V

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Why the name "HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE"?




  • HOLY: because it was Catholic
  • ROMAN: because Charles was as powerful as a Roman emperor
  • EMPIRE: well, because it was an empire









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Effects of Luther's actions:
  • Catholic Church
  • Protestant Church
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theses
  • Only 1 Christian Church:  the Catholic Church

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The spread of Protestantism:

  • Charles V could not prevent protestantism to spread across his empire:

  • Luther had many followers (Lutherans)  in Northern Germany
  • Calvin had many followers (Calvinists)  in the Netherlands 









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The INQUISITION

  • Charles V saw protestants as heretics (ketters) who needed to be stopped.

  • To do this Charles V gave more power to the inquisition:
  • = a special department of the Catholic Church that dealt with herecy.









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The INQUISITION

  • HOW?

  • To punish a heretic the inquisitors did not need PROOF, but a CONFESSION. And they used TORTURE to get this confession.

  • After the prisoner had confessed he could be publically punished, which often meant being burned alive.









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