Warm Up! P. 49

Consider a protest in the recent past. What were people protesting against? How did they protest? Were they successful?

OR: What would you be willing to protest for (Risk life, limb, everything)? Why? If you said you wouldn’t protest for anything, why wouldn’t you?

Renaissance Primary Sources• Finish the guided notes

on nb p. 48 using the green sheet of Primary Sources

The Protestant Reformation

Vocabulary: p. 50:• Indulgence—forgiveness for a sin purchased

from the Catholic Church• Pardon—forgiveness for a sin• Papal—pertaining to the pope• Blasphemy—offending or speaking about God

in an unholy way• Repentance—express true regret for a sin

Reformation Textbook• Read TB p. 449-451• On P. 50 of your Notebook:• Answer the Skills Focus questions 1-3 (TB p.

450) • Answer the two “Reading Check” questions

(bottom of p. 450, 451)

Review

• What is humanism? • What is the trend in art and literature moving

away from during this time?• Who are two artists that display humanism

during the Renaissance? • Define “secular”• What does “Renaissance” mean? • Who invented the sonnet?

The Protestant Reformation

Europe1517 – c. 1650

1. What was the Reformation?

The Reformation – the movement to reform (change) the Christian church

in Western Europe.

“Reform” = To change for the better.

2. Corruption in the Catholic Church during the Middle Ages:

During the Middle Ages, the Catholic church had much power. It developed several practices that angered some catholic thinkers including the sale of indulgences:

Indulgences: Certificates that a person could buy from the church that released them from their sins.

The church made money by selling these indulgences.

3. Indulgences for the dead

People would often buy indulgences to free their dead family members from purgatory (the place between heaven and hell)

Indulgences

This picture shows a poorwoman paying money to a

Clergyman for an indulgence.

In the movie Luther, Martin Luther becomes angry at the thought of poor people paying money for a worthless

piece of paper.

4. Other problems in the church:

• Immoral and ignorant priests / clergy (ministers)

- Many clergy often broke their vows; they were rich (breaking the vow of poverty), they had children (breaking the vow of chastity), and abused their power

- Many clergy could not read, so they did not know the Bible personally. They were supposed to be teaching the people, but they were ignorant about the teachings and beliefs of Christianity.

Enormous wealth of the Catholic church

- The Church was one of the richest institutions in Europe during the Middle Ages and it paid no taxes.

- Most people were very poor in the Middle Ages

- The Church still required people to give it money.

Martin Luther

• Martin Luther was a Catholic monk who disagreed with the corrupt Church teachings and practices.

• On October 31 1517, Luther posted 95 Theses (arguments) on the door of the castle church in Wittenberg.

• These theses outlined Luther’s disagreements with the Church.

Luther nails his 95 Theses to the Wittenberg door (movie, Luther.)

By the way,

This is Martin Luther King ,Jr.

We love him! But he is NOT the guy we are talking

about!

This is Martin Luther.THIS is the guy with the 95

Theses!

5. Martin Luther

Because he spoke out against the church, Martin Luther was called a heretic (A threat against the church)

• Luther’s followers, and other Christians who disagreed with the Catholic Church formed the branch of Christianity known as PROTESTantism. This is because they PROTESTED some practices of the Catholic church.

Check your brain:

1. Who was Martin Luther?

2. What were indulgences?

3. What were the 95 theses?

95 Theses

• Complete worksheet• 1. Translate into your

own words• 2. Include any thoughts

or opinions you have

• Extension for early finishers: Reading Like a Historian on pages 450-451

95 Theses• How do you think the average person reacted to the church

prior to the posting of the 95 Theses?• After the 95 Theses were posted, how do you think the church

reacted? Do you think they changed their practices? If you were an official in the church, how would you have defended your actions?

• Luther did not intend to create a new branch of Christianity, but soon his followers began establish churches of their own following his ideals. What has been the result of this division within Christianity? Where have we seen it before? Do you think this divide has been a good thing or a bad thing?

• What is your opinion of the 95 Theses?

Interview!

• Create an interview of Martin Luther in your notebook for a German Newspaper during the Reformation.

• Interviews should include 10 questions related to his beliefs and problems with the Catholic Church.

• Responses should be at least a sentence or more in length.

Church Today

• Do different denomination churches in Charlotte ever get into debates or arguments with one another?

• Do churches or religious groups work together on projects or events?

• Do churches or religious groups try to get people to join their particular church?

• Be sure to take time to share out as a class.

Announcements!

• Retest/Diagnostic make up/Office Hours after school today. Be there by 2:30pm

• Unit 4 test Friday!• Quiz tomorrow• Will receive review packets tomorrow.

Martin Luther’s Political Cartoon 1:What was Luther’s message?

Jesus washes the feet of his disciples.

The Pope makes others kiss his feet.

Passion of Christ and Anti-Christ

Martin Luther’s Political Cartoon 2:What was Luther’s message?

A crown of thorns is prepared for Christ.

The Pope wears three crowns of gold.

Passion of Christ and Anti-Christ