English Reformation

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the key intellectual influence?Renaissance humanism, emphasizing scriptural study and critique of religious practices
2. What is the economic restructuring?Dissolution of the Monasteries, transferring church wealth and lands to the Crown
3. Why did King Henry VIII want to change the church in England?He wanted a male heir and his marriage was refused an annulment by the Pope. To solve this, he made himself the head of the Church of England.
4. What was the Act of Supremacy?It declared King Henry VIII the Supreme Head of the Church of England, giving him control instead of the Pope.

Act of Supremacy: Legislation declaring the English monarch the supreme head of the Church of England.
Dissolution of the Monasteries: The process initiated by Henry VIII to close monasteries and seize their assets.
Elizabethan Religious Settlement: A compromise established under Elizabeth I to create a moderate Protestant Church of England.
Puritan: A member of a religious group wanting to purify the Church of England of Roman Catholic practices.