HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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power of monarchies
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power of the pope
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belief in polytheism
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unity of Europe
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Detailed explanation-1: -An important effect of the Protestant Reformation in Europe was that it strengthened the power of local princes and monarchs. If the ruler’s subjects were no longer Catholic, then the Catholic church would not be able to have so much influence on the people. That shifted power to local princes.
Detailed explanation-2: -How did the reformation strengthen the power of monarchy? Rulers became more independent of the pope. How did the Reformation encourage ideas of democracy? Some local religious groups elected their own leaders.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Reformation tended to strengthen the power of secular rulers, paving the way for the emergence of the modern nation-state. In Protestant countries, people no longer had allegiance to the Pope: the secular ruler became the highest authority.
Detailed explanation-4: -The reformers rejected the authority of the pope as well as many of the principles and practices of Catholicism of that time. The essential tenets of the Reformation are that the Bible is the sole authority for all matters of faith and conduct and that salvation is by God’s grace and by faith in Jesus Christ.