Name: ___________________________ Date: _______ Background: Due to a quirk in time, you have been transported back to the year 1520 and the city of Worms. Here, you find yourself involved in the trial of the German Monk, Martin Luther, who has given himself up to the authority of the Catholic Church to address the charges that he is, in two words, a heretical revolutionary. The specific charges are as follows: Count 1. Development and preaching of heretical doctrines Count 2. Inciting members of the Catholic Church to rebel against the authority and established doctrines of the universal Church Count 3. Willful denial of the authority of the Pope and Catholic Church Is Martin Luther innocent or guilty of these charges? Name: ___________________________ Date: _______ Mock Trial 1. Prosecution Opening Statement (1-2 minutes) 2. Defense Opening Statement (1-2 minutes) 3. Prosecution Questioning of Witnesses (10 minutes) a. 3-5 questions per witness 4. Defense Questioning of Witnesses (10 minutes) a. 3-5 questions per witness 5. Prosecution Cross Examination (5 minutes) 6. Defendant Cross Examination (5 minutes) 7. Prosecution Closing Statement (1 minute) 8. Defendant Closing Statement (1 minute) 9. Verdict issued by Charles V and Cardinals Prosecuting Attorney(s) The Prosecution: Pope Leo X, Johann Tetzel, Ignatius Loyola, Thomas More, Albert of Mainz 1. Opening Statement 2. Questioning 3. Cross Examination 4. Closing Statement Defense Attorney(s) The Defense: Martin Luther, John Calvin, 1. Opening Statement Erasmus, Peasant Revolter, John Wycliffe 2. Questioning 3. Cross Examination 4. Closing Statement The Holy Roman Emperor Charles V is presiding over this trial with three Roman Catholic cardinals acting as supporting judges. Name: ___________________________ Date: _______ Mock Trial Research Sheet What is my role? __________________ Historical Figures Research When did I live? Where did I live? What religion was I? Accomplishments: How did my life contribute to the Protestant Reformation? Do I support the Church or Martin Luther and why? Significance of my historical figure in the trial: Name: ___________________________ Date: _______ Write 3 questions your attorney should ask you if they wanted to prove their side of the case. 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Factual evidence that supports my case: Who am I questioning in the trial and why? 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