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1097
indulgences
the idea that an individual could reduce the length and severity of punishment that heaven but as long as they pay for their sins, or so the church claimed. i think this was economic because the church was using the faithful people to get richer and take there money. -
1400
humanism
Humanism helped lead the idea that the individual should think for him or herself in matters of faith, and the idea that the Bible should be produced in different languages. i think humanism is social because its the belief that people should think for ourselves and be individuals. -
Period: 1517 to
protestant reformation timeline
a religious movement that swept through europe -
Oct 31, 1517
martin luther
Martin Luther was a teacher and a monk, he is famously known for publishing a book called the 95 theses that was a series of 95 ideas about Christianity that he invited people to debate with him. which i think was political and social because he was controversial and wanted to make a social change and political change and he did because this was just the beginning. -
1520
printing press
Protestants used the printing press to spread revolutionary theological ideas at a popular level, while the Catholic Church produced large amounts of anti-Reformation texts. this was political because they both just want the power and social because they are using the people to decide whos right. -
1520
pope leo x
pope Leo rejected the Protestant Reformation, and condemned Luther's stance, making the ongoing communication difficult. i think he was economic and political because he wanted the church to keep making money off of its believers and also having people believe whatever the church was saying. he knew if people stopped believing in the church then he would lose money and power -
1527
Henry VIII
the King replaced the Pope as the Head of the Church in England, causing a bitter divide between Catholics and Protestants.He led the Reformation in Germany. He created the Church of England. he was social because he thought the rules were unfair to him and other people so he changed it. -
1534
Jesuits
helped carry out Catholic education and missionary work. The Jesuits established numerous schools and universities throughout Europe, helping to maintain the relevance of the Catholic church in increasingly secular and Protestant societies. social because they helped people -
1542
the inquisition
was designed only to combat Protestantism, which was conceived and defined as heresy in Catholic territories. this is political and social because its telling people what they can and cant do even though its a reasonable and basic right. -
1545
council of trent
they defined the doctrine of the Catholic Church and answer the arguments of members of the Protestant faith, and said that individuals could be in charge of their own faith apart from the clergy. which was social because it was just about the people -
Sep 25, 1555
peace of augsburg
the peace of augsburg was a treaty on that officially ended the religious struggle between the two groups. which was political because it was over the power of the two groups -
1559
elizabeth I
On the day she ascended to the throne, Elizabeth made her Protestant faith clear, bringing England back into the Reformation after a period of enforced Catholicism. which was a political stance since she had real power -
Aug 24, 1572
St. Bartholomew Day massacre
a slaughter of French Protestants by Catholics and lasting over two months, ending in the deaths of between 5,000 and 25,000 people. which was political because they were killing protesters not just people who didnt believe in what they did -
edict of nantes
one of the first time for religious tolerance in Europe and granted unheard-of religious rights to the French Protestant minority. The edict upheld Protestants in freedom of conscience and permitted them to hold public worship in many parts of the kingdom. this was political and social because it helped the people but effected them politically -
john calvin
continued the Reformation and Luther's ideas but also added some of his own and ended up creating his own religion called Calvinism. i think he was political and social because agreed with the thought that people shouldnt blindly follow the church but be able to think for themselves and choose their own religion.