Protestant Reformation
,Essential Understandings/Why is this important?
● For centuries, the Roman Catholic Church had little
competition in religious thought and action.
● The resistance of the Church to change led to the
Protestant Reformation, which resulted in the birth of new
political and economic institutions.
● The Reformation had its roots in disagreements about
theology, but it led to important economic and political
changes.
● Religious differences and hatred caused war and destruction.
, Impacts of the Renaissance on the
emergence of the Reformation
● Spread of Humanism (human potential),
Secularism (worldly ideas), and individualism
● The printing press was instrumental in the spread
of cultural ideas
● Renaissance encouraged the questioning of the
Catholic Church and its practices
,Essential Understandings/Why is this important?
● For centuries, the Roman Catholic Church had little
competition in religious thought and action.
● The resistance of the Church to change led to the
Protestant Reformation, which resulted in the birth of new
political and economic institutions.
● The Reformation had its roots in disagreements about
theology, but it led to important economic and political
changes.
● Religious differences and hatred caused war and destruction.
, Impacts of the Renaissance on the
emergence of the Reformation
● Spread of Humanism (human potential),
Secularism (worldly ideas), and individualism
● The printing press was instrumental in the spread
of cultural ideas
● Renaissance encouraged the questioning of the
Catholic Church and its practices
