| A | B |
| Germany | country where the Reformation began |
| John Huss | accused church leaders of spreading heresy and was condemned and burned at Constance |
| Lollards | Wycliffe's followers who were imprisoned, burned, and tortured at the stake |
| John Wycliffe | "Morning Star of the Reformation" |
| Martin Luther | studied the Scriptures and determined that salvation is by faith alone |
| Leo X | pope during the Reformation |
| treasury of merits | "excess works" of the saints stored in heaven |
| Johann Tetzel | priest who sold indulgences in Martin Luther's parish |
| indulgences | certificates which supposedly grant pardon from the punishment of sins |
| Leo X | moved to action when Luther's protests of selling indulgences caused people to stop buying them |
| John Eck | Roman Catholic who debated Luther at Leipzig |
| Charles V | called for a hearing, Diet of Worms, to determine's Luther guilt or innocence |
| Martin Luther | "Here I stand. I can do no other." |
| Augsburg Confession | written in 1530; became the doctrinal standard for the Lutheran church |
| Francis I | French king who was particularly concerned that his country was encircled by Charles's possessions |
| Augsburg Confession | official statement of Lutheran beliefs as written by Melanchthon |