| A | B |
| Secular | worldly or non-religious |
| 95 Theses | written statements by Martin Luther that criticized the corruption of the Catholic Church |
| John Calvin | founder of Calvinism who believed in Predestination |
| Predestination | the belief that god already knows who is going to be saved |
| Martin Luther | author of the 95 Theses who believed that salvation is earned by faith alone |
| Reformation | the movement that resulted in the breaking up of the Christian Church |
| Calvinism | the religion of John Calvin |
| Lutheranism | the religion of Martin Luther |
| Clergy | priests and members of the Catholic Church |
| Indulgences | a certificate that could be purchased that guaranteed that you went to heaven |
| Henry VIII | King of England who founded the Church of England because he wanted a divorce |
| Counter-Reformation | the movement to improve the Catholic Church following the Protestant Reformation |
| Impact of the Reformation | “the church in Europe was no longer unified |