INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
BEGINNING OF RENAISSANCE
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Question
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What were the 95 Theses and why were they important?
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The Catholic Church’s list of 95 reformers, who were killed stopping the Reformation
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They were a list of complaints that Luther had with Christianty which led Europe to be atheist
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They were 95 reasons people should be Catholics and strengthened the Catholic Church
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They were Luther’s complaints with the Catholic Church that led to the Reformation
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In his theses, Luther condemned the excesses and corruption of the Roman Catholic Church, especially the papal practice of asking payment-called “indulgences”-for the forgiveness of sins.
Detailed explanation-2: -His “95 Theses, ” which propounded two central beliefs-that the Bible is the central religious authority and that humans may reach salvation only by their faith and not by their deeds-was to spark the Protestant Reformation.
Detailed explanation-3: -Martin Luther wrote his 95 theses in 1517 as a protest against the selling of indulgences. After he sent a copy of the theses to Albert of Mainz (who sent a copy to Pope Leo), Luther continued to write, elaborating on the issues raised.
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