WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Those who broke away from the Catholic Church became known as
A
Protestants
B
Renaissance Men
C
Jesuits
D
Humanists
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Protestant Reformation was a religious reform movement that swept through Europe in the 1500s. 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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Protestantism is known as different names in distinct countries like Calvinism, Presbyterianism, and puritanism.

Detailed explanation-3: -One issue that split Protestants and Catholics during the Reformation was disagreement over whether Christians attain salvation in heaven through faith in God alone, or through a combination of faith and good works.

Detailed explanation-4: -Protestantism originated from the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century. The term Protestant comes from the Protestation at Speyer in 1529, where the nobility protested against enforcement of the Edict of Worms which subjected advocates of Lutheranism to forfeit of all their property.

Detailed explanation-5: -Over time, the protestant church has been divided into a variety of denominations, including but not limited to, Episcopal, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Baptist, Methodist, and Wesleyan. Since the mid 1800’s it has also included The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints (Mormon Church).

Detailed explanation-6: -Pentecostalist. chapelgoer. Anglican. Christian. Mormon. Episcopalian. Protestant Church. Pentecostal. More items

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