HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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Authority was transferred from the church to the state.
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Women began to gain social status in the communities.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Counter-Reformation served to solidify doctrine that many Protestants were opposed to, such as the authority of the pope and the veneration of saints, and eliminated many of the abuses and problems that had initially inspired the Reformation, such as the sale of indulgences for the remission of sin.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Reformation led to the reformulation of certain basic tenets of Christian belief and resulted in the division of Western Christendom between Roman Catholicism and the new Protestant traditions.
Detailed explanation-3: -What was the major political effect on Europe of the Reformation? Authority was transferred from the church to the state. How did the Catholic Church practice of selling indulgences for the forgiveness of sins contribute to the Reformation?
Detailed explanation-4: -How did the Reformation change the political role of the Catholic Church in European society? Serfs began refusing to offer tithes to the Church. The Church began allowing priests to get married. Powerful kings began replacing the pope as the political leader.
Detailed explanation-5: -English Reformation b) One political consequence of the English Reformation was the Elizabethan Religious Settlement, which re-established the Church of England after Bloody Mary had abolished it.