Reformation Time Line and Journal Entries
Part 1: Time Line
Complete the time line identifying events in history during the Reformation.
Identify where the event occurred on the specified date
Describe the event and its significance for each date identified on the time line.
DATE: October 31, 1517 Example:
DESCRIPTION: The 95 Thesis was Martin Luther's response to the indulgences.
WHERE: The door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg
DATE: May 25, 1521 DESCRIPTION: The Edict of Worms was a decree issued by The Holy Roman Emperor Charles V banning the writings of Martin Luther and labeling him a heretic and enemy of the state. The Edict was the culmination of an ongoing struggle between Martin Luther and the Roman Catholic Church over reform, especially in the sale of indulgences.
Where: The city of Worms in southwest Germany
DATE: June, 1524–1526
DESCRIPTION: The Peasants' War was a revolt of German peasants who were fighting German nobles because they were unhappy with their economic and social situation.
Where: The uprising broke out at Stuhlingen and spread to cities all over Franconia, Swabia, and Thuringia, later also Austria.
DATE: June 25, 1530
DESCRIPTION: The Augsburg Confession is the founding manifesto of Protestantism. In 1530, hoping to unify the princes and cities of his German territories in the face of a threat from Turkish armies in eastern Austria, Emperor Charles V called a meeting, or Diet, in Augsburg [Germany]. He hoped that these leaders of the Lutheran revolt would issue a statement clarifying their beliefs, and that this might lead to a resolution of the controversy. At Augsburg, Philip Melanchthon, a close friend of Martin Luther and a Professor of New Testament at Wittenberg University, drafted the Augsburg Confession. It was presented in both German and Latin (with minor differences between the two versions) to the Emperor on June 25, 1530.
Where: Augsburg, Germany
Bibliography: Bratcher, D. (2014). The Edict of Worms. Retrieved from Christian Resource Institute: http://www.cresourcei.org/creededictworms.html Britannica. (2014). Peace of Augsburg. Retrieved from Brittanica.com: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/42767/Peace-of-Augsburg History. (2014). St. Bartholomew 's Day Massacre. Retrieved from History.com: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/saint-bartholomews-day-massacre