WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Protestant Reformation began in Wittenberg, Germany, on October 31, 1517, when Martin Luther, a teacher and a monk, published a document he called Disputation on the Power of Indulgences, or 95 Theses.

Detailed explanation-2: -The reformation itself was grounded in a rebellion against the German Catholic church, emphasizing the primacy of the Bible, the abolition of the Catholic ritualistic mass and a rejection of clerical celibacy. The 19th century saw movements within German Protestantism involving practical devotion and spiritual energy.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Reformation was a pivotal period in European Christianity in the 16th century, which saw the start of Protestantism and the splitting of Western European Christianity into Protestantism and Catholicism.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Reformation in Germany changed German political life primarily by changing the way the princes operated and the way the state and the church viewed their own power. Prior to the Reformation, German princes’ loyalty was to the Catholic Church; specifically, their loyalty was to the Pope in Rome.