| A | B |
| MARTIN LUTHER | Believed that Christians could read and interpret the Bible for themselves. |
| INDULGENCES | Documents people paid for to be forgiven of their sins. |
| 95 THESES | List of challenges to the Catholic Church from Martin Luther. |
| HERETIC | People who hold beliefs that are different than those of the church |
| PROTESTANT | Churches that protested against the Catholic church by forming their own group. |
| MINISTERS | Protestant church leaders. |
| POPE | Leader of the Catholic church. |
| JOHN CALVIN | Believed in predestination. Only God knew who would get into Heaven or Hell. |
| COUNCIL OF TRENT | Ended the sale of indulgences, Church would decide how the bible was to be interpreted, and mass would be said in Latin. |
| HUGUENOTS | French Protestants who followed Calvin's teachings. |
| ARMADA | Large group of warships |