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3. The Protestant Reformation
World History Class
Bilingual Project by:
Hortencia Tijerina Treviño
Introduction
Main ideas:
 The mayor goal of humanism in Northern
Europe was to reform Christendom.
 Martin Luther’s religious reforms led to
the emerge of Protestantism.
Notes
The Protestant Reformation is the name given
to the religious reform movement that divided
The western Church into Catholic and
Protestant groups.
Notes
Notes
Catholicism
Was created by the
apostle Peter after
Christ's death
The Pope is the Vicar
of Christ (Substitute
of Christ)
Christian
Faiths
Protestantism
Was started by
Martin Luther, a
German monk.
No human is comparable to
Christ and that Christ is still the
head authority over the church.
Notes
Desiderius Erasmus was a Christian Humanist.
He called his view of religion “The philosophy
of Christ”. He said Christianity should show
people how to live good lives. He criticized the
abuses of the Catholic Church.
The Popes were more
interested in Italian politics
than spiritual situations.
Notes
Ordinary people desired information to obtain
salvation. This process became almost
mechanical.
indulgence
relic
relic
Notes
Martin Luther was a monk and professor at
the University of Wittenberg, in
Germany, where he lectured
on the Bible.
He believed that people
obtained salvation through
their faith in God
NOT by buying indulgences.
Notes
Luther sent a list of 95 Thesis
to his superiors. The theses
were an intelligent attack on
abuses in the sale of
indulgences.
Thousands of copies were
distributed in Germany.
Notes
The Roman Emperor Charles V wanted to
convince Luther to change his ideas, but Luther
refused. Luther was declared enemy of the
state.
The Edict, issued on May 25, 1521, in the city of
Worms in southwest Germany.
Notes
Luther’s religious movement became a
revolution.
Many German rulers accepted and supported
Luther’s ideas so they took control of the
Catholic churches
in their territories.
Luther created
new religious services.
Notes
1555: the Peace of Augsburg.
This agreement accepted the division of Christianity
in Germany.
The states were free to choose between Catholicism
and Lutheranism.
They were to have the
same legal rights.