Did the Ideas of the
Renaissance influence the
Protestant Reformation?
I. CAUSES FOR THE PROTESTANT
REFORMATION
THE RENAISSANCE
 STRONG MONARCHS
 PROBLEMS IN THE CHURCH
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II. MARTIN LUTHER
NINETY FIVE THESES
 LUTHER OPPOSED THE CHURCH SELLING
INDULGENCES
 PEOPLE CAN REACH HEAVEN THROUGH
FAITH
 THE BIBLE WAS THE ONLY SOURCE OF
RELIGIOUS TRUTH
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III. Luther’s followers
Protestants- meaning they ”protested” the
pope and the church
 Lutheranism appealed to many people in
Germany and Scandinavia for different
reasons
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A. German Princes
saw this as a way to throw off the rule of
the Church and the Holy Roman emperor.
 Seize church property.
 Nationalism- tired of paying taxes to
church to build Churches and make italian
clergies wealthy
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B. Peasants
Hoped to gain social and economic
reforms by supporting Luther
 Appealed to people that they can reach
salvation through faith
 Gave a poor man a chance to be forgiven
without buying indulgences
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