HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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The Catholic Church’s membership increased dramatically
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Different Christian groups broke away from the Catholic Church
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Europeans once again studied Ancient Greek and Roman ideas
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None of the above
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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: -Money-generating practices in the Roman Catholic Church, such as the sale of indulgences. Demands for reform by Martin Luther, John Calvin, Huldrych Zwingli, and other scholars in Europe. The invention of the mechanized printing press, which allowed religious ideas and Bible translations to circulate widely.
Detailed explanation-3: -King Henry VIII’s break with the Catholic Church is one of the most far-reaching events in English history. During the Reformation, the King replaced the Pope as the Head of the Church in England, causing a bitter divide between Catholics and Protestants.
Detailed explanation-4: -The resulting split divided the European Christian church into two major branches: the Western Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Detailed explanation-5: -Which describes an effect of the Protestant and Catholic reformations? Monarchs acquired more power and established nation-states.