Europe After the Reformation During the Reformation people called for reforms, or changes, in the Roman Catholic Church. Martin Luther, John Calvin, and King Henry the VIII of England are all examples of Protestants that split from the Roman Catholic Church and formed new Christian churches. Name: Date: Period: #:

DIRECTIONS: 1.Save this.ppt file on your desktop, input your name in file name, type responses and answers directly into this file, save often, and once complete to Mrs. Oakes at 2.Open up the textbook to page 341, review the map Religions in Europe, 1600 and answer the following questions. Remember to ECHO back in the answer.

1.Region – In which part of Europe were most people Protestant?

2.Place – What countries in Europe were mainly Catholic?

3.Location – What two religions were found in France?

4.Movement – One of the early Protestants, King Henry VIII formed the Church of England, also known as the Anglican Church. What may have prevented the Anglican Church from spreading beyond England?

5.Human/Environment Interaction – King Henry IV of France issued the Edict of Nantes, which guaranteed freedom of worship in France. In your opinion, what religions may have existed in Spain following the Reformation if the Spanish leaders had passed a document similar to the Edict of Nantes? [hint-hint – read about The Spanish Inquisition on page 335]

DIRECTIONS: Open up the textbook to page 344, review the section Quick Facts and copy the information found. Some results of the Reformation:

DIRECTIONS: Read the following sections Social Changes The religious changes of the Reformation and the political turmoil (or disorder) that followed set other changes in motion. People began to question the role of government and the role of science in their lives. Before the Reformation most Europeans had no voice in governing their church. They simply followed the teachings of their clergy. During and after the Reformation, many Protestant churches didn ’ t have a clergy. Instead, each church congregation, or church assembly, made its own rules and elected leaders to make decisions for them. People began to think that their own ideas, not just the ideas of the clergy, were important. Once people began to think that their own ideas were important, they began to raise questions. They wanted to know more about the natural physical world around them. In addition, more and more people refused to accept information about the world based on someone else ’ s authority. The desire to investigate, to figure things out on their own, became a priority.

DIRECTIONS: Read and answer the prompt If you were there … You are a student in the early 1700s. It seems your teacher can pass or fail whomever he wants. You think the teacher should make his decisions about grades based on what a student has learned. You come up with a new idea -- testing students so they can prove what they know. You think this idea will improve your grades as well as relations in you school. Will you challenge the teacher ’ s authority? Use the space below to answer the question. Consider reasons for and against challenging the teacher ’ s authority.