Chapter 15 ; Section 3

1. Eramus wasn't alone in his criticism of the church. Many humanists agreed in about 1500.
2. Their claims led to a movement known as the Reformation.
3. Northern humanists claimed that the church was more interested in income rather than saving souls.
4. The first break w/ the Catholic Church occurred in what is now Germany.
5. "Germany" was not a unified nation.
6. "Germany" was made up of about 300 independent states.
7. The Vatician sent a monk to raise funds in the northern German states.
8. He asked people for indulgences.
9. Indulgences were pardons from punishment of sins.
10. They sold indulgences for profit of Renaissance popes.
11. Rulers allowed sellers of indulgences to move freely about.
12. A critic of this behavior was known as Martin Luther.
13. Luther quit school, and entered a monestary in order to find salvation.
14. Through his biblical studies, he recieved a revalation.
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