HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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Jewish
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Roman Catholic
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Muslim
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None of the Above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Before the Reformation, all Christians living in Western Europe were part of the Roman Catholic Church. This was led by the Pope, based in Rome. The Church was extremely rich and powerful. In church, services were held in Latin.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -History of the Catholic and Protestant Religions The Catholic Church is the oldest of the two groups as the modern church was founded when it was split from the Eastern Orthodox Church in 1054.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Counter-Reformation, also called the Catholic Reformation or the Catholic Revival, was the period of Catholic reforms initiated in response to the Protestant Reformation.
Detailed explanation-5: -Martin Luther, a German teacher and a monk, brought about the Protestant Reformation when he challenged the Catholic Church’s teachings starting in 1517. The Protestant Reformation was a religious reform movement that swept through Europe in the 1500s.