Bellringer:

Read the yellow box at the bottom of page 570. Answer the following questions.

1. What was Martin Luther’s goal?2. What did Luther do to try to reach his goal

(hint: look at the picture!)?3. What did the Catholic Church do in response?

Today we’re talking

about him…

NOT him!

• When you see Martin Luther, that means it’s very important!

• Don’t forget to use abbreviations and shorten it up!!!

Unpopular Church Practices• People felt the church had become too political and

too rich• People objected to church selling indulgences

– Indulgences were documents excusing people from sins (Basically, people bought a piece of paper that said they could go to heaven)

Efforts to Reform

• Calls for reform led to changes in society– Some Catholics tried to reform from within the

church– Others formed new churches instead

• The movement to leave the Roman Catholic Church is called the Reformation

• Those leaving the church became known as Protestants (they were protesting the Catholic Church)

Martin Luther• Catholic priest who called for

reformation of the church practices, including selling of indulgences

• October 31, 1517, he nailed a list of complaints about the church to a church door, 95 Theses (Thee-sees)

Martin Luther

• Luther was excommunicated from the church

• Luther’s followers eventually left and formed the Lutheran church

Other Reformers

• Luther’s actions led to other reformers splitting from the church to start new churches

• The most famous of all was King Henry VIII (8th) who started the Anglican Church (Church of England)

King Henry VIII• Henry VIII—king of England who

split with the church over the issue of allowing him a divorce– The pope said no divorce, so King

Henry said it’s ok, I’ll just start my own church

• England left the Catholic church with him (Henry said to live in England, you had to be Anglican…so most people converted instead of moved)

Henry VIII

• Listen to the podcast about Henry VIII• Fill in the bubble map as you go about his 6

wives…• If you need to hear it again, we can listen to it

once more.

Henry VIII

• Now watch this funny video to help you remember the wives…

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fadCAHjN-s

Martin Luther• The reason that these churches exist (Anglican,

Lutheran, Protestant, etc) is because of Martin Luther

• When he posted the 95 Theses, calling for change, he inspired others to do the same

• What would you like to change about your school? On your paper, write your own “Five Theses” about changes you would like to see.

• Remember, Martin Luther offered suggestions, not just complaints… add in solutions to your problems—how would YOU fix the problems at MMAM?