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

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

   • 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
   • Historians avoid both names
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 opened a school in Messina before they were approved
   • They ended Protestantism in Europe
   • They ran one school for centuries

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 Augsburg, 1555
   • The Diet of Augsburg, 1530
   • The Peace of Westphalia, 1648
   • The Diet of Speyer, 1529
9. 5.

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

   • The Jesuit school at Messina, 1548
   • The Index of Prohibited Books, 1559
   • The end of the Council of Trent, 1563
   • The approval of the Jesuits, 1540
10. 6.

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

    Use the picture in question 5.

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

11. 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.

12. 7.

    Which sentence describes Lutheran belief the way Lutherans describe it, Noah asks?

    • Lutherans teach that people are saved by faith alone
    • Luther was clearly right on this
    • It is proven beyond doubt that people are saved by faith alone
    • Lutherans were clearly mistaken on this
13. 8.

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

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

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. 9.

    Ren's note says, "The Peace of Augsburg let every person choose a faith." Which fix is right?

    • Change "Augsburg" to "Speyer"
    • Change it: rulers chose; people were to follow
    • Change "faith" to "language"
    • Leave it: the strip says that people chose their faith
16. 10.

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

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