1. What Happened With Religion?

2. The main religion of Europe during the Middle Ages was Roman Catholic
During the Renaissance, many Europeans challenged the church and some of its practices. One of these was the practice of …
paying to be forgiven for your bad deeds = indulgences
the Pope was using the money to rebuild St. Peter’s Cathedral in Rome.

3. Who was Martin Luther?

4. - this started the Reformation =
He was a Roman Catholic monk living in Germany who became angry about a church practice known as…
indulgences = paying the church to be forgiven for your bad deeds.
Martin Luther wanted to spark a change in the Catholic church so he wrote the 95 Thesis and nailed them on the door of the church at Wittenburg.
- this started the Reformation =
a change in the way the Church taught and practiced Christianity.

5. How the Reformation Changed Europe
Remember the…Printing Press – What role did this invention play in the Reformation?

6. How the Reformation Changed Europe
With help from Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press, Luther’s ideas spread throughout Europe and new forms of the Christian religion formed.
- The Protestant religion was formed by Christians who objected to some of the Roman Catholic ways.
2. At the Council of Trent, the Roman Catholic Church agreed to make some changes.
- ex. End the sale of indulgences

7. - most northern Europeans were Protestant
Wars of Religion:
By the middle 1500’s,
- most northern Europeans were Protestant
- most southern Europeans were Catholic
European monarchs used religion to unite their people and build powerful nations.
Under Queen Elizabeth I, England became the leading Protestant power in Europe At the same time, Spain was the leading Catholic power.
The king of Spain built an armada = fleet of warships and attacked England. He hoped to bring all of Europe back under Catholic control.

8. The English defeated the Spanish Armada
The English defeated the Spanish Armada. - This allowed northern Europe to remain a Protestant stronghold.