1. Imagine you were living during the Reformation in Germany. In pairs, decide who will do task (a) and who will do task (b).
(a) Write a letter to your partner explaining why you have decided to become a follower of Luther. (b) Write a letter in reply to persuade your partner to remain within the Catholic Church.
3. Look at the topic on the causes of the Reformation on page 134 and pick three. Explain how they helped cause the Reformation and how that particular cause was addressed during the Reformation.
4. Write about the life of Martin Luther under the following headings: • His early life
• The sale of indulgences and his Ninety-Five Theses • The response of the Catholic Church
KEY TERMS Protestant Simony
Nepotism Pluralism
Absenteeism Sale of indulgences
• The Diet of Worms • His beliefs • His later life
at fi rst, a supporter of reform to the Catholic Church; later, a member of the churches that broke away
the buying or selling of positions within the Church
the appointing of relatives to Church jobs regardless of merit holding more than one Church job at the same time
a priest or bishop being absent from their parish or diocese for long periods of time
the selling of special prayers claimed to reduce the time a soul spent in purgatory
Justifi cation by faith alone Luther’s belief that only faith in God could get you into heaven Excommunication
expulsion from the Catholic Church and being unable to receive the sacraments
Predestination Courts of Inquisition
the Presbyterian belief that God decided before a person was born whether they would go to heaven
Catholic courts set up during the Counter-Reformation to try heretics
Go to page 58 of your Sources and Skills Book for more exercises.
Go to page 22 of your Research Portfolio for a task based on this chapter.
