WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A movement that protested against the Roman Catholic Church.
A
Renaissance
B
Golden Age
C
Reformation
D
Industrial Revolution
Explanation: 

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: -In northern and central Europe, reformers like Martin Luther, John Calvin and Henry VIII challenged papal authority and questioned the Catholic Church’s ability to define Christian practice.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1517 Martin Luther, a monk protested publicly by nailing 95 theses against the sales of indulgences (pardons for sins) on a church door in Wittenberg, Germany. He was protesting against what he saw as the church’s theological corruption and called for reform.

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