AQA A-Level History 7042
1A The Age of the Crusades, c1071–1204
1B Spain in the Age of Discovery, 1469–1598
1C The Tudors: England, 1485–1603
1D Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603–1702
1E Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682–1796
1F Industrialisation and the People: Britain, c1783–1885
1G Challenge and Transformation: Britain, c1851–1964
1H Tsarist and Communist Russia, 1855–1964
1J The British Empire, c1857–1967
1K The Making of a Superpower: USA, 1865–1975
1L The Quest for Political Stability: Germany, 1871–1991
2A Royal Authority and the Angevin Kings, 1154–1216
2B The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499
2C The Reformation in Europe, c1500–1564
2D Religious Conflict and the Church in England, c1529–c1570
2E The English Revolution, 1625–1660
2F The Sun King: Louis XIV, France and Europe, 1643–1715
2G The Birth of the USA, 1760–1801
2H France in Revolution, 1774–1815
2J America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877
2K International Relations and Global Conflict, c1890–1941
2L Italy and Fascism, c1900–1945
2M Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition, 1906–1957
2N Revolution and Dictatorship: Russia, 1917–1953
2O Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
2P The Transformation of China, 1936–1997
2Q The American Dream: Reality and Illusion, 1945–1980
2R The Cold War, c1945–1991
2S The Making of Modern Britain, 1951–2007
2T The Crisis of Communism: The USSR and the Soviet Empire, 1953–2000
2C The Reformation in Europe, c1500–1564
Karlstadt, the Zwickau Prophets and Luther's Return
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Overview
Recall questions on the changes made at Wittenberg while Luther was at the Wartburg and on what brought him back in 1522.
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
What prompted Luther to return from the Wartburg to Wittenberg in 1522?
How did Luther respond to Erasmus's defence of free will?
Questions from this subtopic
Each one with the model answer underneath.
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Who was the radical reformer at Wittenberg who implemented rapid changes during Luther's absence at the Wartburg in 1521-1522?
Model answer
Andreas Karlstadt (Carlstadt)
- 2
What iconoclastic reforms did Karlstadt implement at Wittenberg during Luther's absence?
Model answer
He removed images from churches and abolished the Mass
- 3
Who were the Zwickau prophets?
Model answer
A group of radical visionaries who arrived in Wittenberg in 1521, claiming direct divine revelation and rejecting infant baptism
- 4
What prompted Luther to return from the Wartburg to Wittenberg in 1522?
Model answer
The disorder caused by the Zwickau prophets and Karlstadt's radical reforms
- 5
How did Luther respond to the radicals' claims of direct divine revelation?
Model answer
He rejected their methods and claims, reasserting the primacy of Scripture and advocating orderly reform through preaching rather than violent or immediate change
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What work did Erasmus publish in 1524 that strained his relationship with Luther?
Model answer
'On Free Will', which defended human agency in salvation
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