something medieval Christians could buy from the Church in the belief that it would reduce their time in Purgatory

the organisation of the Christian religion

to be banned from Church services and the community

a 16th century movement calling for the reform of the Church

Martin Luther and the Lutheran Reformation

History

Pupils will need to understand some basic theological differences in order to appreicate the later rivalry between Protestants and Catholics. This will be relevant to their future studies of Elizabeth I and the Glorious Revolution (Y8).

Pupils will have built a strong understanding of the power and importance of the medieval Church over the course of the Y7 curriculum. 

Henry VIII and the Reformation: how unusual was the English Reformation?

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

something Christians could buy to reduce their time in Purgatory

Match the keywords to the correct definitions.

Complete the following sentence: In 1517, Martin Luther questioned the teachings of the Catholic Church in his '{{}} Theses'.

Lack of education that many parish priests received

Some members of the Church were also known to act in immoral ways.

The Bible was written in Latin and Church services were spoken in Latin.

Which of the following were issues for the Catholic Church at the beginning of the 16th century?

Luther visits Rome and is disgusted with the behaviour of the people there.

Luther nails his theses to the Church door in Wittenberg.

Pope Leo X calls 41 of Luther’s theses heretical.

Henry VIII, writes a counter-argument to Luther’s Theses.

Put the following events in chronological order.

Bible in Latin but Church services in local language

Bible and Church services in local language

Which of the following were reforms Luther wanted to implement?

Luther fled when it became clear he would lose.

What were the consequences of the Diet of Worms in April 1521?

Which of the following had significant power in the early modern period?

Which of the following often had significant tensions over power in the early modern period?

What religion was England during the early modern period?

Put the following in order of hierarchy in the early modern Church, starting with the most powerful.

Put the following time periods in chronological order.

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Adult supervision recommended

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Martin Luther and the Lutheran Reformation

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.