not to be confused with martin luther king jr 1929-1968
johannes tetzel: the man sent to wittenburg to sell indulgencesto raise money for pope leo 10th
the 95 theses: the list of luther complaints against the church-especially aginst the sale of indulgences-nailed to the church door in wittenberg 1517
papal bull: a written order sent out by the pope
doom paintings: images used in medieval churches showing the horrors of hell
luther wrote the 95 theses in latin
his friends translated them into german and distributed them all over germany
the name of pope leo 10ths bull "exerge domine"-"arise oh lord"
the pope demanded that luther should retract (take back) all of his claims about the church, or face the consequences
luther publicly burned a copy of the papal bull
this is a direct challenge to the pope and the entire catholic church#
the pope then excommunicated him
excommunication: being thrown out of the catholic church
diet of worms: a meeting with emporer charles 5th and german princess 1521
the edict of worms: luther was excommunicated and declared an outlaw
this meant that anyone could capture him or kill him and face no penalty
frederick of saxony: he was the ruler of the german state of saxony. he took luther to the castle of wartberg for his own safety
luther stayed there for a year and translated the new testament into german from the original greek
the treaty of augsberg: a war broke out in germany between catholics and protestants and lasted 10 years (1545-1555). it ended with the treaty of augsberg. from now on, it was accepted that the ruler of any state could choose the religion of that state
mostly countries in northern europe became protestant: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Holland, Germany and england were all protestants by the 1500s
