Transformations in Europe 1500-1750 C.E. Culture and Ideas New Churches In 1500, Pope Leo X raised money for new churches by authorizing the sale of indulgences. Indulgences…

Slide 1 Slide 2 1512 October 19-Doctor of Theology 1512-October- Starts teaching at the University of Wittenberg. 1514- Luther becomes priest for Wittenberg’s city church…

The Reformation Period Martin Luther John Calvin King Henry VIII What led to the Reformation? The issue of indulgences: What are indulgences: The reduction or elimination…

The German monk Martin Luther challenged the Pope on the issue of indulgences and other practices that he considered corrupt or not Christian Luther started the Protestant…

Slide 1 CHAPTER 16 Transformations in Europe, 1500â1750 CULTURE AND IDEAS Religious Reformation In 1500 the Catholic Church was benefiting from European prosperity The Catholic…