WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What officially started the Reformation?
A
The selling of indulgences
B
New ideas spread by the printing press
C
Martin Luther posting the 95 Theses on the church door at Wittenberg
D
The founding of Catholicism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Octbr 1517 (The beginning of the Reformation, Luther has 95 Theses against indulgences posted on the Castle Church at Wittenberg Oct. 31, 1517).

Detailed explanation-2: -The Reformation is said to have begun when Martin Luther posted his Ninety-five Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, on October 31, 1517. Learn more about Luther’s Ninety-five Theses.

Detailed explanation-3: -On October 31, 1517, Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the Church of Wittenberg and sent copies to the higher authorities of the Catholic Church. The posting of the 95 Theses is considered by many the beginning of the Protestant Reformation.

Detailed explanation-4: -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. The document was a series of 95 ideas about Christianity that he invited people to debate with him.

Detailed explanation-5: -On Oct. 31, 1517, an obscure German professor of theology named Martin Luther launched an attack on the Roman Catholic Church by nailing his 95 Theses to the door of Wittenberg’s Castle Church-a story that has been repeated for hundreds of years.

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