HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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the Age of Chivalry
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the Northern Renaissance
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the Columbian Exchange
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the Reformation
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Detailed explanation-1: -Martin Luther, a German teacher and a monk, brought about the Protestant Reformation when he challenged the Catholic Church’s teachings starting in 1517. The Protestant Reformation was a religious reform movement that swept through Europe in the 1500s.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Before the Reformation, all Christians living in Western Europe were part of the Roman Catholic Church. This was led by the Pope, based in Rome. The Church was extremely rich and powerful.
Detailed explanation-4: -Final Answer The protestants were the people who initially led the reformation movement. They were Christians who believed that the clergy was corrupt and indulged in some malpractices. Protestantism is known as different names in distinct countries like Calvinism, Presbyterianism, and puritanism.