The Northern Renaissance & the Reformation
Across
- 1. The belief that the Pope has authority over the Church.
- 4. A German monk who started the Reformation by posting the Ninety-Five Theses.
- 5. A sacrament in which sins are confessed to a priest.
- 6. The practice of selling church positions.
- 8. The Protestant church established in England.
- 10. The belief that faith alone leads to salvation.
- 11. A new religious order founded to defend and spread Catholicism.
- 12. The English translation of the Bible supported by Protestant reformers.
- 15. The movement to reform the Catholic Church in the 1500s.
- 16. Christian humanist who wrote In Praise of Folly.
- 18. Religious wars in Europe between Catholics and Protestants.
- 19. The religious movement that followed Luther’s ideas.
Down
- 2. Peace agreement in 1555 allowing rulers to choose religion in their lands.
- 3. A French reformer who founded a Protestant movement in Switzerland.
- 5. The Church’s response to the Reformation.
- 7. A pardon sold by the Church that reduced punishment for sins.
- 9. A list of complaints against the Catholic Church written in 1517.
- 13. King of England who created the Church of England.
- 14. The Renaissance movement that focused on religious reform in Northern Europe.
- 17. The council that clarified Catholic teachings and reformed practices.