WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Martin Luther is considered the start of the Reformation because he posted this:
A
10 Commandments
B
95 Theses
C
New Testament
D
Old Testament
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ninety-five Theses, propositions for debate concerned with the question of indulgences, written (in Latin) and possibly posted by Martin Luther on the door of the Schlosskirche (Castle Church), Wittenberg, on October 31, 1517. This event came to be considered the beginning of the Protestant Reformation .

Detailed explanation-2: -On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther posted his Ninety-five Theses against papal indulgences, or the atonement of sins through monetary payment, on the door of the church at Wittenberg, Germany.

Detailed explanation-3: -The 95 Theses significantly impacted Western religion by questioning Catholicism and provoking the Protestant Reformation. People who supported Luther and agreed with his message were called Protestants because they protested the Catholic Church, which dominated 16th-century Europe.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Ninety-five Theses (German: Fünfundneunzig Thesen) or Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences was a list of propositions for an academic disputation written in 1517 by Martin Luther, then a professor of moral theology at the University of Wittenberg, which was controlled by the Electorate of Saxony.

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