Michael Gugliotta 11/6/14
Global 2 Mr. Jennings
Protestant Reformation Essay The Protestant Reformation began in the 1500s. It all started around the idea of the sale of indulgences. An indulgence is something that people paid for that pardoned their sins and allowed them entry into heaven. Martin Luther wanted to end to this. Out of anger, he wrote his “Ninety-Five Theses” and put them up on the doors of his local parish, the Wittenberg Castle church, in 1517. Luther’s protest led to the creation of the Protestant religion. …show more content…
One of these conflicts was the Peasants’ War in the year of 1525 in Germany. The peasants’ crops were not growing throughout the years 1523 and 1524. Suddenly, inspired by recent events, the peasants became irritated and protested to their ruler. The peasants believed that their demands were justified by Scripture. Luther decided to side with the German peasants. He agreed with their argument until violence arose. Luther argued that violence was never justified and that, “freedom for Luther meant independence from the authority of the Roman church; it did not mean opposition to legally established secular powers” (Mr. Jennings handout, 455). This revolt led to 75,000 peasant casualties. The outcome of this revolt showed that peasants had no say in German government and that the rulers had all the power. They were considered the lowest social class, had no right to vote and played the role of a farmer. As a result, the Reformation’s ideals did not support the lower classes perspectives. The economy of Europe was effected as well due to the …show more content…
One way the Reformation effected Europeans economically is through the Church. The Church had a lot of authority at the time. Even though the government had power, the church had the bulk of it. They effected Europeans economically by the sale of indulgences. An indulgence is a piece of paper that gave a person forgiveness of a sin or gave them a pass into heaven. Indulgences were sold by the papacy of the Catholic Church. John Tetzel was a dealer of indulgences. The Archbishop of Mainz supplied him with the indulgences. These helped the Church gain a very large profit because nobody wanted to go to hell. Also the bishops played a huge role in the economy. Many bishops made a large profit due to the fact that they held many offices. This is known as pluralism. Most bishops gambled and spent all their money. The Reformation also had an effect on women. The focal point of the Reformation, Martin Luther, decided to get married. He married a woman named Katharina von Bora. Katharina von Bora used to be a nun before her matrimony. The life of women was very rough. Women did not have any rights. They could not partake in any elections. Many women could not be educated. Only the superior class women were able to be educated if they desired. Nuns were usually their teachers. Married women had to treat their spouse with adoration, care, respect, and had to be active participants in the
Global 2 Mr. Jennings
Protestant Reformation Essay The Protestant Reformation began in the 1500s. It all started around the idea of the sale of indulgences. An indulgence is something that people paid for that pardoned their sins and allowed them entry into heaven. Martin Luther wanted to end to this. Out of anger, he wrote his “Ninety-Five Theses” and put them up on the doors of his local parish, the Wittenberg Castle church, in 1517. Luther’s protest led to the creation of the Protestant religion. …show more content…
One of these conflicts was the Peasants’ War in the year of 1525 in Germany. The peasants’ crops were not growing throughout the years 1523 and 1524. Suddenly, inspired by recent events, the peasants became irritated and protested to their ruler. The peasants believed that their demands were justified by Scripture. Luther decided to side with the German peasants. He agreed with their argument until violence arose. Luther argued that violence was never justified and that, “freedom for Luther meant independence from the authority of the Roman church; it did not mean opposition to legally established secular powers” (Mr. Jennings handout, 455). This revolt led to 75,000 peasant casualties. The outcome of this revolt showed that peasants had no say in German government and that the rulers had all the power. They were considered the lowest social class, had no right to vote and played the role of a farmer. As a result, the Reformation’s ideals did not support the lower classes perspectives. The economy of Europe was effected as well due to the …show more content…
One way the Reformation effected Europeans economically is through the Church. The Church had a lot of authority at the time. Even though the government had power, the church had the bulk of it. They effected Europeans economically by the sale of indulgences. An indulgence is a piece of paper that gave a person forgiveness of a sin or gave them a pass into heaven. Indulgences were sold by the papacy of the Catholic Church. John Tetzel was a dealer of indulgences. The Archbishop of Mainz supplied him with the indulgences. These helped the Church gain a very large profit because nobody wanted to go to hell. Also the bishops played a huge role in the economy. Many bishops made a large profit due to the fact that they held many offices. This is known as pluralism. Most bishops gambled and spent all their money. The Reformation also had an effect on women. The focal point of the Reformation, Martin Luther, decided to get married. He married a woman named Katharina von Bora. Katharina von Bora used to be a nun before her matrimony. The life of women was very rough. Women did not have any rights. They could not partake in any elections. Many women could not be educated. Only the superior class women were able to be educated if they desired. Nuns were usually their teachers. Married women had to treat their spouse with adoration, care, respect, and had to be active participants in the