Across
- 3. A government controlled by religious leaders
- 6. "rebirth"; following the Middle Ages, a movement that centered on the revival of interest in the classical learning of Greece and Rome
- 7. Henry VIII's second wife; had a daughter, Elizabeth; rebellious against Henry; charged with treason and later beheaded
- 8. A pardon given by the Roman Catholic Church in return for repentance for sins
- 9. A religious movement begun by Martin Luther in 1517 that attempted to reform the beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church; it resulted in the formation of new Christian denominations
- 10. A German monk who became one of the most famous critics of the Roman Catholic Chruch. In 1517, he wrote 95 theses, or statements of belief attacking the church practices. He led the Protestant Reformation.
Down
- 1. Concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters
- 2. It was nailed to a church door in Wittenberg, Germany in 1517 and is widely seen as being the catalyst that started the Protestant Reformation. It contained Martin Luther's list of accusations against the Roman Catholic Church.
- 4. Everyday language of ordinary people
- 5. King Henry VIII's first wife who gave birth to Mary, and from whom he wanted an annulment-sparking the events that would eventually lead up to the birth of the Church of England.
