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Explain the term ' Reformation'
The Reformation was a period in history when people began to question the teachings of the Catholic Church
A cause of the reformation was the ' influence of the renaissance' explain
Mention ' Printing press' and Literacy Levels increasing
A cause of the reformation was the ' wealth of Catholic Church'
Mention ' Tithes' + ' owning 1/3 of the land in Germany'
Explain simony
the buying or selling of positions within the Church.
explain nepotisim
the appointing of relatives to Church jobs regardless of merit.
Explain absenteeism
a priest or bishop being absent from their parish or diocese for long periods of time.
Explain Pluralism
holding more than one Church job at the same time.
What was an indulgence ?
the sale of special prayers that were to said to reduce the time a soul spent in purgatory (waiting place between heaven and hell)
Where was Luther born?
Saxony Germany
what kind of a monk was Luther?
Augustinian Monk
Where and what did Luther Lecture in?
Explain ' Justification by faith alone'
only faith in God could get a person into heaven.
Who was selling indulgences in Wittenberg?
John Tezel
What was Tezel collecting money for?
rebuilding St Peters Basilica
What was Luthers 95 Thesis?
95 arguments against the catholic church and nailed them to the church door in wittenburg
Why was the Printing press important in relation to the 95 thesis?
Translated it to the vernacular and spread across europe
