WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A time of religious reform and protest towards the Catholic Church in Europe is called what?
A
Reformation
B
Renaissance
C
Inquisitions
D
Counter-Reformation
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: -Reformation, also called Protestant Reformation, the religious revolution that took place in the Western church in the 16th century. Its greatest leaders undoubtedly were Martin Luther and John Calvin.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Catholic Reformation was the Roman Catholic church’s counter-movement to address the concerns of Martin Luther and the other religious reformers. The Council of Trent was convened to respond to the Protest Reformation. The Jesuits were a religious group that were created during the Catholic Reformation.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Council of Trent was the formal Roman Catholic reply to the doctrinal challenges of the Protestant Reformation. It served to define Catholic doctrine and made sweeping decrees on self-reform, helping to revitalize the Roman Catholic Church in the face of Protestant expansion.

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