Why did Morebath church matter?
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- In this lesson, we will learn about one ordinary church, called Morebath church. We will find out about the people who lived there and why the church mattered to them. We will also find out how the church changed because of King Henry VIII's wider national changes to the nature of the church in England.
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9 Questions
Q1.
What was the Catholic Church?
A group of people, like Martin Luther, who protested against the teachings of the Catholic Church.
Q2.
Who were the Protestants?
The universal Church, led by the Pope.
Q3.
What did Catholics believe?
They believed churches should be plain and simple and that people should read the Bible and have church services in their own language.
Q4.
What did Protestants believe?
They believed churches should be beautiful and decorated and that church services should be done in Latin.
Q5.
How did Henry VIII change the English Church?
He made the English Church Catholic again, telling people to worship in the traditional Catholic way.
He made the English Church Protestant, but wasn’t as strict so that everyone felt included.
He made the English Church Protestant, forcing churches to destroy statues and use a new Protestant prayer book.
Q6.
How did Edward VI change the English Church?
He made himself Head of the Church and made churches buy an English Bible.
He made the English Church Catholic again, telling people to worship in the traditional Catholic way.
He made the English Church Protestant, but wasn’t as strict so that everyone felt included.
Q7.
How did Mary I change the English Church?
She made herself Head of the Church and made churches buy an English Bible.
She made the English Church Protestant, but wasn’t as strict so that everyone felt included.
She made the English Church Protestant, forcing churches to destroy statues and use a new Protestant prayer book.
Q8.
How did Elizabeth I change the English Church?
She made herself Head of the Church and made churches buy an English Bible.
She made the English Church Catholic again, telling people to worship in the traditional Catholic way.
She made the English Church Protestant, forcing churches to destroy statues and use a new Protestant prayer book.
Q9.
What was this period of religious change called?
The Religion
The Restoration
The Revolution
7 Questions
Q1.
Which of these statements best describes what Morebath church was like inside?
Morebath church had a few decorations- there was a big crucifix and some candles.
Morebath church was quite plain- there were just a few candles around the church.
Morebath church was very plain and simple- there weren't any decorations at all.
Q2.
Morebath church did NOT have a statue of...
Saint George
Saint Mary
Saint Sidwell
Q3.
Morebath church had a priest called Sir Christopher Trychay. As priest he was...
God's representative on earth- he was in charge of the whole Catholic Church.
The one who looked after the church's money- he had to manage the money so it was spent carefully.
Very wealthy and powerful- he was in charge of all the churches in the south-west of England.
Q4.
How did the people of Morebath feel about the statues of their saints? Choose the best answer.
They hated the statues of their saints- they thought they distracted them from worshipping God.
They liked the statues of their saints- they thought they looked nice and added some colour to the church.
They weren't that interested in the statues of their saints- they just put up with them as they had always been there.
Q5.
How involved were the people of Morebath in their church? Choose the best answer.
Fairly involved- they went to church each week, but no more than that.
Not involved at all- most of them didn't even go to church.
Rarely involved- they only went to church at Christmas and Easter.
Q6.
Many of the people in Morebath were part of a store. What was a store?
A big department store, selling all kinds of things.
A local shop, selling candles for the church.
A local shop, selling food.
Q7.
How did Henry VIII change Morebath church?
A lot- they had to move all their beautiful statues, all their candles and get a Bible.
Completely- their statues, crucifix and candles all had to be destroyed.
Not at all- everything stayed exactly the same.