2 Introduction and 2.1 The reformation

• History
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Speaking activity....

Speaking activity:

Talking about a

picture

1. Sit in groups of 4.

2. The scorer is the person whose first name is closest to the END of the

alphabet.

3. Score by counting sentences.

4. You have two minutes.

5. When someone (including the scorer) says a sentence about the picture, the scorer writes down a point. The scorer can also suggest sentences. How many sentences can your group make about the picture?

19

Talking about a picture: 

2.1 The Reformation 

Where did our heads go?

Reformation

• Group that criticised the Catholic Church
• They wanted CHANGE and REFORM
• Followers are called protestants

Bible

• The Bible was written in Latin -> common people couldn't understand it. 

Riches

• The church was very rich whilst a lot of people were poor.

Saints

• People were worshipping images of saints.

Indulgences

• The selling of indulgences: written documents stating that the owner's sins are forgiven. 

Relics

• People were worshipping relics; remains of saints. 

Charles V

Time to work

• Read par 2.1 (make a list of difficult words, events and historical figures)
• Make par 2.1
• Make a summary of 2.1

Statement 1: Before Luther, there was only one Christian Church:
the Catholic Church.
Statement 2: After Luther, the Catholic Church was replaced by many
different Protestant Churches

1. Both statements are true
2. Both statements are false
3. Only Statement 1 is true
4. Only statement 2 is true

What is "biechten" in English?

1. to confess
2. to conquer
3. to confiscate
4. to condemn

How could people avoid being sent to hell after they died?

What does Luther see in Rome that irritates him?

priests spend too much time praying

the clergy live too luxuriously

people worship relics

people refuse to worship the pope

clerics are sleeping with women

people worship images of saints

What is "aflaat" in English?

1. intolerance
2. infidel
3. offleave
4. indulgence

By buying an indulgence you would got:

1. to spend more years in hell
2. a ticket to Heaven
3. a free ticket to Rome
4. special treatment when you died

Luther's 95 theses were actually 95:

1. wishes Luther wanted the pope to give him
2. compliments about the pope
3. complaints about the behavior of the Catholic Church
4. complaints about the lifestyle of the pope

Luther wanted everybody to read his 95 theses so:

Statement 1: people would reject the pope and start a new religion
Statement 2: the Church would change the bad things

1. both statements are correct
2. both statements are wrong
3. only statement 1 is correct
4. only statement 2 is correct

What's the English word for "ketter"?

1. cetter
2. heretic
3. infidel
4. lunatic

Who was the emperor of the German Empire?

1. Charlemagne
2. Charles V
3. Louis XIV
4. Philip II

What did the emperor hope that Luther would say?

1. that he was sorry for his writings
2. that he was sorry for starting a new religion
3. that he was sorry for buying indulgences
4. that he was sorry for burning the pope's letter

A heretic was someone who had a different opinion about Christianity than the official views of the Catholic Church

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

Last task...Put the events in the correct chronological order

Luther must appear before the Emperor

Luther visits Rome

Luther writes his 95 theses

Luther translates the Bible into German

Luther burns the pope's letter

Time to work

• Read par 2.1 (make a list of difficult words, events and historical figures)
• Make par 2.1
• Make a summary of 2.1
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