2.2 the Reformation (TEACHER PRESENTATION)

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5. The Time of Discoverers and Reformers

CH 2: Lesson  2.1 + 2.2.  the Reformation

people in this lesson

Martin Luther

Frederik of Saxony

emperor Charles V

John Calvin

Desiderius Erasmus

Charles V

WHY WAS CHARLES V's EMPIRE CALLED:

"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE"?

Charles made a deal with the pope:

Charles accepted the pope as the spiritual leader of his empire

The pope granted Charles the power of a Roman emperor

(Caesar = Kaiser = Emperor)

So

• HOLY: because it was Catholic. 
• ROMAN: because Charles was as powerful as a Roman emperor
• EMPIRE: well, because it was an empire

Luther's actions

The spread of protestantism

Charles V could not prevent protestantism to spread across his empire:

1. Luther had many followers (Lutherans)in Northern Germany
2. Calvin had many followers (Calvinists) in the Netherlands 

The Inquisition

Charles V saw protestants as HERETICS (ketters) who needed to be STOPPED.

To do this Charles V gave more power to the INQUISITION.

The Inquisition was a special department of the Catholic Church that focused on dealing with heretics.

HOW?

The Inquisition

Inquisition comes from "inquiry" (onderzoek).

Inquisitors were special Catholic monks who dealt with finding, arresting and punishing heretics.

To punish a heretic the inquisitors did not need PROOF, but a CONFESSION. And they used TORTURE to get this confession.

After the prisoner had confessed he could be publically punished, which often meant being burned alive.