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Reformation and Counter-Reformation Overview

The Reformation was a 16th-century religious movement protesting against the abuses of the Roman Catholic Church, driven by dissatisfaction with clergy, financial exploitation, and the church's interference in political matters. Key figures like Martin Luther, who wrote the 95 Theses and translated the Bible into German, played significant roles in initiating the movement, while the Counter-Reformation emerged as a Catholic response to these challenges. Important developments included the establishment of Lutheranism's legal status in 1555 and reforms introduced by the Council of Trent to address corruption and improve priest education.

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Reformation and Counter-Reformation Overview

The Reformation was a 16th-century religious movement protesting against the abuses of the Roman Catholic Church, driven by dissatisfaction with clergy, financial exploitation, and the church's interference in political matters. Key figures like Martin Luther, who wrote the 95 Theses and translated the Bible into German, played significant roles in initiating the movement, while the Counter-Reformation emerged as a Catholic response to these challenges. Important developments included the establishment of Lutheranism's legal status in 1555 and reforms introduced by the Council of Trent to address corruption and improve priest education.

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Reformation – Revision

Q1) What is Reformation?


-: Religious movements of the 16 th century
: Protest against the abuses of the Roman Catholic Church .

Q2) Why were people dissatisfied with the Roman Catholic


Church?
: Clergymen had no education. Many did not do their religious
duties .
: Church offices were sold for money ..This practice was known as
Simony
: Taxes like – Tithe and Peter ‘ s Pence were taken
: Letter of indulgences promised salvation in return for fees .

Q3) Why were kings opposed to the Church ?


: Church had a lot of property but did not pay taxes
: It interfered in the internal matters of the kings
: Canon law was greater than imperial law .

Q4) How did New Learning give rise to Reformation?


: New Learning developed spirit of enquiry
: Printing press and use of common language spread knowledge
: Man questioned the practices of the church
: It led to the rise of secular ideas
Q5) How was Martin Luther responsible for the reformation/
What was the immediate cause of the reformation?
: Luther wrote 95 thesis
: Protested against sale of indulgences
: Translated Bible in the German language
: Set up the Protestant Church

Q6) What is Counter – Reformation ?


: Movement of reform started by Catholics on their own within the
Roman Catholic Church is known as Counter – Reformation .

Q7) When did Lutheranism gain legal status ?


: 1555 by the Peace of Augsburg
: The treaty was signed between the Schmalkaldic League and the
Roman Catholic Church

Q8) What were the changes introduced by the Council of Trent


?
: Seminaries set up to educate and train priests
: Stopped the church from taking fees for religious services
: Used local languages for teaching
: Books against Catholic teachings banned .

Q9) Who was Erasmus .Name the book written by him.


: Erasmus was a Dutch philosopher and a humanist
: Book – In Praise of Folly
Q10) What role did Henry VIII play in curbing the power of the
pope ?
: 1536 – Henry VIII passed an act for dissolution of small
monasteries
: 1539 – passed an act by which large monasteries were closed

Q11) Why was Philip IV dissatisfied ? How did he pressurize the


pope ?
: Philip IV was dissatisfied, as the church did not pay any taxes
: He forced ,Pope Clement V to leave his headquarters at Rome and
stay in Avignon in France .

Q12) What is known as the Diet of Worms ? Who supported


Luther when he was outlawed ?
: It was a council of princes and high dignitaries called by the Holy
Roman Emperor Charles V .
: Luther was supported by the South German states.

Q13) Who had called the Church Council at Trent ?


: Pope Paul III in 1545

Q14) Name two members of the Society of Jesus / members


associated with Counter Reformation.
: Ignatius Loyola
: Saint Francis Xavier

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