Martin Luther (WebQuest-EN)

Life of Martin Luther

1. Fill out the graphic organizer using ttps://www.luther.de/en/moench.html

a. Why did he decide to become a Monk?

b. When did he decide to become a Monk?

c. When did he become a professor at Wittenberg (Germany) university?

2. Answer these questions using the maps at

• https://korcula.net/martin-luther-reformation (scroll down)
• Reformation in Germany (wikipedia)

a. Where did followers of Martin Luther’s ideas (Lutherans) live?

b.       Where did followers of another reformer, John Calvin (Calvinists) live?

c.       Was the majority of Europe Catholic or Protestant during the reformation?

3. Find out what Martin Luther believed about Faith. Read the passage in the following link and fill out the chart. https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther

4. Use the following website to fill in the table below on Luther’s 95 Theses. https://www.luther.de/en/anschlag.html

Cause	Event	Effect
Why was Luther upset with the church?	What did he do about it?	What was the reaction to the 95 Theses?
Indulgence An indulgence is

5. Complete the following chart using https://www.luther.de/en/bann.html

and https://www.luther.de/en/worms.html

Cause	Event	Effect
	Luther is excommunicated (explain what happened)
Luther arrived on April 16, 1521	Diet of Worms (explain what it was)