WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How were the Protestant Reformation and the European Renaissance similar?
A
They both discouraged the growth of strong monarchs.
B
They both encouraged people to question tradition.
C
They both were led by the military.
D
They both suppported the return of the Roman Empire.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: Both the Protestant Reformation and the European Renaissance are similar in that both involved questioning of and changes to the status quo, both involved a period of rising popularity and both generated opposition, conflict, or persecution that led to their end or a falling out of favor.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: Humanism helped lead to the Protestant Reformation by encouraging two challenges to the Catholic Church’s authority: the idea that the individual should think for him or herself in matters of faith, and the idea that the Bible should be produced in the languages of laypeople.

Detailed explanation-3: -Summary. The Protestant and Catholic reform movements were motivated by many common spiritual and intellectual factors. Both sought to return to what they considered to be a more authentic Christianity.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ultimately the Protestant Reformation led to modern democracy, skepticism, capitalism, individualism, civil rights, and many of the modern values we cherish today. The Protestant Reformation increased literacy throughout Europe and ignited a renewed passion for education.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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