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World History
Chapter 5C
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Christian humanism | Belief that study of the basic works of Christianity would make people pious and would lead to reforms of the Catholic Church and society |
| salvation | acceptance into Heaven upon death |
| indulgences | release from punishment for sins in purgatory, obtained by veneration of relics |
| predestination | belief that God has decided in advance who would be saved and who would be damned |
| annul | declare invalid |
| 95 theses | List of abuses in the sale of indulgences by the Catholic Church, written by Martin Luther in 1517 |
| Edict of Worms | Decree by Charles V, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, that Martin Luther's writings were to be burned and he was to be captured and delivered to the emperor |
| Lutheranism | Christian Protestant faith, started by Martin Luther, included belief in salvation by faith alone and many religious reforms |
| Anabaptist | Christians who believed in the complete separation of church and state, adult baptism, and equality of believers |
| piety | inner religious feeling |