SSC
WORLD HISTORY
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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an attempt to overthrow the Pope and replace him with a Frenchman.
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an attempt to reform the Catholic practices that were considered corrupt.
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a call for Christian Europe to reclaim the Holy Land from the Arabs.
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a call for a new pope
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Protestant Reformation was a religious reform movement that swept through Europe in the 1500s. It resulted in the creation of a branch of Christianity called Protestantism, a name used collectively to refer to the many religious groups that separated from the Roman Catholic Church due to differences in doctrine.
Detailed explanation-2: -By the 1300s, many Catholics felt that the Church had become too worldly and corrupt. Too frequently, Church officials failed to live up to their role as spiritual leaders. For example, priests, monks, and nuns made vows, or solemn promises, not to marry or have children, but many broke these vows.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Protestant Reformation was a series of events that happened in the 16th century in the Catholic Church. Because of corruption in the Catholic Church, some people saw that the way it worked needed to change. People like Erasmus, Huldrych Zwingli, Martin Luther and John Calvin saw the corruption and tried to stop it.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Reformation of the Church The Catholic Reformation was a religious movement that transpired in the 1500s throughout Europe. It aimed at reforming the Catholic Church’s corruption and resulted in the creation of Protestantism, a major branch of Christianity.