1. The Splits in the Christian Church

2. The Early Christian Church
Roman Catholic Church (Latin)
Greek Orthodox Church
Continued Roman Catholic Church
Protestant Reformation
Churches of individual countries
Many different Protestant Churches

3. The First Split: Roman Catholic Church and Orthodox Church
Roman Empire Split apart leaving both churches to grow separately
Roman Catholic Church= Latin Language
Greek Orthodox Church= Greek Language
Catholic = Pope is leader
Greek = Emperor is leader (now it is a patriarch
Differences of opinion on interpretations of the bible

4. Protestant Reformation
The Catholic Church had a series of bad Popes in the middle ages ( )
- involved in wars
- mistresses
- spent church money on themselves
Martin Luther- Monk in Germany
- wrote a document called 95 thesis
a. outlined 95 things the church and Pope had to change, mostly with sale of indulgences
- Spark the Protestant Reformation

5. Martin Luther

6. Protestant Reformation 1517-1648
People from all over Europe split from the Catholic Church and began there own Christian religions
Catholics fight back. Extremely bloody religious wars throughout Europe for more than 100 years