1. Review of the Renaissance
Based on what you learned from researching important people and innovations and from our introduction to the Renaissance:
(THINK ABOUT: What were people focused on during this time? What are some of the major aspects or characteristics of the Renaissance? What effects or impacts could these focuses have on Western Europe?)
Brainstorming Question to Answer: How could the Renaissance have contributed to a religious reformation?

2. Chapter 16: The Protestant Reformation
Part 1: The Causes of the Reformation
– Crash Course “Luther and the Protestant Reformation”
– “Martin Luther, 95 Theses, and the birth of the Reformation

3. Causes of the Religious Reformation Worksheet
Use Chapter 16, Lesson 1: The Protestant Reformation, on pages 306 – 310 of your textbook to answer the questions on the Causes of the Religious Reformation Worksheet

5. Summary and Conclusion
How did the ideas of the Renaissance contribute to the Protestant Reformation? What factors combined to create a religious reformation in Europe?

6. Chapter 16: The Protestant Reformation
Part 2: The Spread and Impact of the Religious Reformation
–John Calvin and the Reformation
– Mini Bio: Henry VIII
– Henry VIII and his 6 Wives

7. Spread and Impact of Reformation
Use Chapter 16, pages , to complete the chart on the Influential Figures of the Religious Reformation.
Then, use Chapter 16, Lesson 2 to complete the key questions at the end of the worksheet.

8. Martin Luther
John Calvin
Henry VIII
Background
German monk in Catholic Church; professor at University of Wittenberg
Fled native France for safety in Switz…Protestant pastor
King of England from 1509 – 1547
Location
Germany
Switzerland
England
Reason for Reform / Unique Ideas
Indulgences were wrong; justification by faith (god, not the pope, offers salvation)
Predestination – god determined in advance who will be saved and who will be damned
Wanted to divorce his wife (wives?) and annul marriages
Responsible for creation of what Church/Faith
Lutheranism
Calvinism
Church of England (Anglican Church)
Impact / Importance
95 Theses and his efforts begin Reformation and leads to a break from/in Catholic Church
Contributed to the spread of the Reformation and Calvinism throughout France, the Netherlands, Scotland, and central/eastern Europe
Eng broke away from the pope and the C.C. ; King of Eng. became head of their church; Eng became committed to Protestantism and the Reformation

9. Key Questions on the Spread and Impact
The English Religious Reformation was rooted in political matters, while the Reformation in the rest of Europe was rooted in religious matters
The Reformation increased the development of education in Europe and modified the traditional view of marriage – now focused on the mutual love between man and wife.

10. The Story of Henry VIII from…
– “Henry VIII” according to the Simpsons
The Story of Henry VIII from…
THE SIMPSONS!!!!!