| Term | Definition |
| Indulgence | a pardon releasing a person from punishments due for a sin |
| Martin Luther | took a public stand against the church, basically started the reformation |
| 95 Theses | formal statements attacking the "pardon-merchants," posted on the door of the castle church in Wittenberg |
| Peace of Augsburg | Religious settlement that started that the religion of each German state was to be decided by its ruler |
| Henry VIII | Declared himself head of the church because he wanted a divorce with his wife |
| Anglican Church | National church of England of which Queen Elizabeth was the head of and everybody was forced to attend |