The Spread and Impact of the Reformation What were the effects of the Reformation? P R E V I E W This diagram shows some of the main branches of Christianity today. Answer the questions below about the diagram on a separate sheet of a paper. Eastern Orthodox Roman Catholic Anglican 1. What do you see? Christianity Episcopal United Church of Christ 2. What are the three main branches of Christianity? 3. Why do you think all the branches are considered part of Christianity? 4. Find Lutheranism, Calvinism, and Anglicanism on the diagram. To which larger branch do they belong? 5. Have you seen examples of these different forms of Christianity in your community? In what ways? 6. How do you think Catholic leaders may have reacted to the growing number of Protestant churches in the 15th and 16th centuries? Protestant Methodist Pentecostal Assembly Church of God Calvinist Baptist Church of Christ Presbyterian Reformed Society of Friends (Quakers) Lutheran Anabaptist Mennonite Amish Latter-Day Saints Adventist Christian Scientist Unitarian Universalist Teachers Curriculum Institute The Spread and Impact of the Reformation 1
Sections 2 to 4 R E A D I N G N O T E S Key Content Terms As you complete the Reading Notes, use these terms in your answers. Lutheranism Anglicanism absolute monarchy Calvinism Counter-Reformation Puritans theocracy nationalism Read Sections 2 through 4. In the corresponding part of the matrix below and on the next page, for each denomination of Christianity, record at least two key ideas about each topic. Then, use a highlighter or marker to highlight details that are similar for each denomination in the matrix, using the same color. Origins of the Denomination Lutheranism Calvinism Anglicanism Beliefs About Sin and Salvation Teachers Curriculum Institute The Spread and Impact of the Reformation 2
Beliefs About the Ultimate Source of Authority Lutheranism Calvinism Anglicanism Rituals and Worship Community Life Teachers Curriculum Institute The Spread and Impact of the Reformation 3
Section 5 1. What was the Council of Trent? What did the council do? 2. What was the Society of Jesus? 3. How did the Society of Jesus help strengthen the Catholic Church? 4. What else did the Catholic Church do to stop the spread of Protestantism? Teachers Curriculum Institute The Spread and Impact of the Reformation 4
Section 6 1. On the map, use two different colors to shade in the major Protestant areas and those that were Catholic. Create a map key to explain your shading. Religious Divisions in Europe 0 250 500 miles 0 250 500 kilometers Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area Projection SCOTLAND IRELAND Nor th Sea NORWAY DENMARK B a l t i c S e a SWEDEN ATLANTIC OCEAN ENGLAND NETHERLANDS SPANISH NETHERLANDS FRANCE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE POLAND AND LITHUANIA W N HUNGARY S E PORTUGAL SPAIN e t i d e M n a e n a r r NAPLES PAPAL STATES a e S Map MW_ISN_31_02 Divisions in Europe 2. Third How Proof did the Reformation plant seeds of democratic ideas? TCI20 56 3. In the chart below, list areas where Catholic and Protestant missionaries traveled after the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation. Areas of the World Where Catholic Missionaries Traveled Areas of the World Where Protestant Missionaries Traveled Teachers Curriculum Institute The Spread and Impact of the Reformation 5
P r o c e s s i n g Complete the Venn diagram to show the key differences and similarities between Catholic and Protestant churches during the Reformation. List similarities in the overlapping part of the ovals and differences in the parts that do not overlap. Use the list below to guide you. origins beliefs about sin and salvation beliefs about the ultimate source of authority rituals and worship community life Catholicism Protestantism Teachers Curriculum Institute The Spread and Impact of the Reformation 6
T I M E L I N E C H A L L E N G E Timeline Skills Analyze the timeline in your book. Also think about what you have learned. Then answer the following questions. 1. How was Brunelleschi able to complete the construction of the cathedral in Florence? 2. What did the pope s relocation of his headquarters to France signify to many Europeans? 3. What movement occurred in Europe from about the 1300s to the 1600s? 4. Why was Gutenberg s printing press significant? 5. How long did it take Michelangelo to sculpt David? 6. Name two events in the early 1500s that helped cause the Reformation. 7. What new denomination of Christianity was founded after the publication of Institutes of the Christian Religion? 8. What was the Council of Trent and what was its purpose? 9. What was one result of the Thirty Years War? Teachers Curriculum Institute The Spread and Impact of the Reformation 7
T I M E L I N E C H A L L E N G E Critical Thinking Use the timeline and the lessons to answer the following questions. 10. Identify two ideals of humanists and explain how these ideals affected European thinking. 11. Choose two leading figures of the Renaissance and describe the advances each made in his or her field. 12. Choose two leading figures of the Reformation and explain their significance. 13. If you could add three more events to this timeline, which would they be? List each event, and explain why you think it is important enough to add to the timeline. a. b. c. Teachers Curriculum Institute The Spread and Impact of the Reformation 8