The Reformation: printing, church reform and a divided Europe

Grade 7 Social Studies Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.

1. Read this first

   How the empire divided

   With cards in time order: [1] 1526: at the Diet of Speyer, the empire's rulers agree that each prince and city may practice religion as it sees fit until a general council settles the questions; [2] 1529: a second Diet of Speyer cancels that agreement; [3] 1530: at the Diet of Augsburg, Lutheran princes present their statement of belief, the Augsburg Confession; the Catholic side answers with the Confutation; [4] 1555: the Peace of Augsburg lets rulers in the empire choose Lutheranism or Catholicism for their lands; no other faith is included; [5] 1618–1648: the Thirty Years' War is fought mostly in the German lands by Catholic and Protestant states; [6] 1648: the Peace of Westphalia ends the war and sets the independence of the nearly one thousand states of the empire. Arrows (this made the next one possible): 1 → 2, 2 → 3, 4 → 5, 5 → 6. Below the strip: there is no arrow from 1530 to 1555, because the strip does not show that one led to the other. Lutherans teach that people are saved by faith alone.

2. 1.

   Which sentence about the Peace of Augsburg is careful, Ari asks?

   • It gave each person a free choice of faith
   • It ended religious disputes in the empire for good
   • It let rulers choose Lutheranism or Catholicism
   • It also covered Calvinists
4. 2.

   Which sentence about the names Catholic Reformation and Counter-Reformation is careful, Bo asks?

   • Historians avoid both names
   • Historians settled on one name some time ago for the whole subject
   • The two names mean different councils
   • Historians use both names and still debate which fits
5. 3.

   Which sentence about the Jesuits is careful, Esme asks?

   Use the picture in question 2.

   • They were approved in 1540 and opened a school in 1548
   • They ran one school for centuries
   • They opened a school in Messina before they were approved
   • They ended Protestantism in Europe

6. How the empire divided

   With cards in time order: [1] 1526: at the Diet of Speyer, the empire's rulers agree that each prince and city may practice religion as it sees fit until a general council settles the questions; [2] 1529: a second Diet of Speyer cancels that agreement; [3] 1530: at the Diet of Augsburg, Lutheran princes present their statement of belief, the Augsburg Confession; the Catholic side answers with the Confutation; [4] 1555: the Peace of Augsburg lets rulers in the empire choose Lutheranism or Catholicism for their lands; no other faith is included; [5] 1618–1648: the Thirty Years' War is fought mostly in the German lands by Catholic and Protestant states; [6] 1648: the Peace of Westphalia ends the war and sets the independence of the nearly one thousand states of the empire. Arrows (this made the next one possible): 1 → 2, 2 → 3, 4 → 5, 5 → 6. Below the strip: there is no arrow from 1530 to 1555, because the strip does not show that one led to the other. Lutherans teach that people are saved by faith alone.

7. 4.

   Follow two arrows from the 1526 card. Which card do you reach, Jun asks?

   • The Peace of Westphalia, 1648
   • The Diet of Augsburg, 1530
   • The Peace of Augsburg, 1555
   • The Diet of Speyer, 1529
8. 5.

   Follow two arrows from the 1555 card. Which card do you reach, Kira asks?

   • The Thirty Years' War, 1618–1648
   • The Augsburg Confession, 1530
   • The Diet of Speyer, 1526
   • The Peace of Westphalia, 1648
10. 6.

    Follow two arrows from the 1534 card. Which card do you reach, Luz asks?

    • The Index of Prohibited Books, 1559
    • The approval of the Jesuits, 1540
    • The Jesuit school at Messina, 1548
    • The end of the Council of Trent, 1563
11. 7.

    Which sentence describes the Council of Trent's teaching the way Catholics describe it, Milo asks?

    Use the picture in question 6.

    • Catholics teach that salvation needs faith and good works
    • Trent was clearly wrong to say that salvation needs both
    • Trent was clearly right to say that salvation needs both
    • It is proven that salvation needs both faith and good works
12. 8.

    Which sentence about the 1559 Index avoids judging a side, Pia asks?

    Use the picture in question 6.

    • A list of books Catholics were not to read was published
    • The Index listed Luther's books and no others
    • The Index was clearly an attack on free thought
    • The Index was clearly a fair and wise way to protect readers
13. 9.

    Tala's note says, "The Council of Trent met in one session from 1545 to 1563." Which fix is right?

    Use the picture in question 6.

    • Leave it: it met without a break from 1545 to 1563
    • Change "Trent" to "Worms"
    • Change "1563" to "1545"
    • Change it: it met on and off until 1563

14. How the empire divided

    With cards in time order: [1] 1526: at the Diet of Speyer, the empire's rulers agree that each prince and city may practice religion as it sees fit until a general council settles the questions; [2] 1529: a second Diet of Speyer cancels that agreement; [3] 1530: at the Diet of Augsburg, Lutheran princes present their statement of belief, the Augsburg Confession; the Catholic side answers with the Confutation; [4] 1555: the Peace of Augsburg lets rulers in the empire choose Lutheranism or Catholicism for their lands; no other faith is included; [5] 1618–1648: the Thirty Years' War is fought mostly in the German lands by Catholic and Protestant states; [6] 1648: the Peace of Westphalia ends the war and sets the independence of the nearly one thousand states of the empire. Arrows (this made the next one possible): 1 → 2, 2 → 3, 4 → 5, 5 → 6. Below the strip: there is no arrow from 1530 to 1555, because the strip does not show that one led to the other. Lutherans teach that people are saved by faith alone.

15. 10.

    Zee's note says, "The Thirty Years' War ended with the Peace of Augsburg." Which fix is right?

    • Change "Thirty" to "Hundred"
    • Change it: it ended with the Peace of Westphalia
    • Leave it: the Peace of Augsburg came last in time
    • Change "ended" to "began"