| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Martin Luther | Cathoic monk, "justification by faith", wanted to change catholic church, wrote 95 Theses |
| Charles V | wanted to unite HRE |
| Leo X | sold indulgences to pay for St. Peter's Basilica, excommunnicated Luther |
| Tetzel | helped church sell indulgences |
| Frederick the Wise | protected Luther from church |
| Diet of Augsburg | Last attempt to break Schmalkadic League |
| Protestant Reformation | October 31, 1517, Luther wrote 95 Theses |
| Eck vs. Luter Debate | Medieval vs. Modern, forced Luther to denounce church, Leo X excommunicated Luther, Luther burned Papal Bull |
| Diet of Worms | Charles V called Luther to denounce faith, Luther refused and Fred converted to Lutheranism, 1st time pope and HRE were on the same side |
| Peace of Augsburg | ended religious wars |
| Holy Roman Empire | remained divided b/c of electoral college made it impossible to establish Dynasty |
| Electoral College | electorals were 7 key nobles that liked division |
| Papacy | kept Christiandom united |
| Schmalkaldic League | Northen German Nobles that converted to Lutheranism |
| Rome | St. Peter's Basilica is located here, Charles sold indulgences here |
| Wittenberg | located in Geramny, where MartinLuther posted 95 Theses on door of church |
| Luther's Pamphlets | written in 1 year, Luther wrote them to seek help from Nobility |
| Lutheranism | Luther translated Bible into German, made sure by Fred the Wise that Luther would remain faithful |
| 95 Theses | Written by Luther, 95 reasons why selling inndugences was wrong, posted on a church door in Wittenberg, Germany |
| Peasant Wars | A series of peasant revolts caused by Luther's Pamphlets |
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