One of the most important religious revolutions in history was the sixteenth century religious revolt known as the Protestant Reformation. This conflict divided the Christians of Western Europe into two religious groups: Protestants and Catholics. The reasons behind the Reformation movement included political‚ economical‚ social‚ and religious differences. In the beginning of the sixteenth century‚ Western Europe had one major religion‚ that of Roman Catholicism. The Catholic Church was wealthy‚
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conquering the world’s oceans—opening direct contact and commerce with Africa and Asia and rediscovering America. Before the end of the fourteenth century‚ western Europeans had relied on the mariners and merchants of the Muslim world for their access to the trade and technology of the rest of the known world‚ Africa and Asia. But during the fifteenth century‚ western Europeans mastered the world’s oceans. Thus‚ they threw off their dependence on Muslim middlemen for access to the learning and resources
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In the first half of the sixteenth century‚ the protestant reformation contributed to many political and social changes. The protestant reformation began in 1517 and lasted for 131 years‚ until 1648‚ but the consequences have lasted to the present. This reformation began with the inevitable conflict in the Christian church coming to light. People had started to believe that the church had problems in the aspects of both theological and secular ideas. Kings resented the power the church held‚ merchants
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Discuss the political and social consequences of the Protestant Reformation in the first half of the sixteenth century... In the early sixteenth century‚ Western Europe’s religious face was dominated by the Roman Catholic faith. The Catholic Church was the sole athority power of day to day values‚ and before long‚ conflicting social and political issues began to shake the foundation of the corrupt Catholic Church. Moreover‚ Western Catholics began to realize the corrupt nature of the Church;
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Political authorities had a tremendous influence in the course of the Protestant Reformation. During the sixteenth century‚ the roles of authoritative figures who held political power and religious leaders were very similar. The dual roles of the monarchy and the church created an unstable political environment that became the catalyst of the Protestant Reformation. Martin Luther was born on November 1483 in Eisleben‚ Saxony‚ modern day southeast Germany. He was born into a family of miners. Knowing
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essay I am going to talk about a few things.A few things i’m going to talk about is the protestant reformation‚counter reformation‚and the english reformation.I will also be touching on Martin Luther‚the war of religions ‚and I will be talking about the catholic church.I will be putting mostly fact and not many opinions.One opinion i’m going to put in now is that I don’t like history. The protestant reformation lasted from 1517-1648.It started with Martin Luther when he was studying the bible as his
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The Protestant Reformation caused many changes in the political and social aspects of European life‚ most notably the tension between the Catholics and Protestants at the time period‚ greater rights for women‚ and the further expansion of education. The tension between the Catholics and Protestants led to many different political changes throughout Europe. Women‚ where before had near no rights‚ now had much more than they had ever been seen before in European culture. Whereas in the Renaissance
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Reaction Paper- Protestant Reformation Protestant Reformation‚ first taking place in the early sixteenth century‚ brought about a whirlwind of change theologically‚ economically‚ and multiple other fronts. Most important was the globalization of Christianity—its transformations generated new directions of intellect beyond the sixteenth century. Works of theologians such as Martin Luther and John Calvin sparked the criticism of the authority and power of the Catholic Church as well as instilling
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Identify and account for the major causes and consequences of the Protestant Reformation The Protestant Reformation of 15171 was the schism within Western Christianity initiated by the actions of a group of reformers; John Wycliffe‚ Jan Hus‚ John Calvin and Martin Luther. Martin Luther is one of the most well-known reformers as he nailed 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg‚ Germany to bring attention to the fact that the Roman Catholic Church was corrupt. Many controversies
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PROTESTANT REFORMATION: A MENTOR TO CHRISTIAN CIVILIZATION When we talk about Protestant Reformation‚ what usually comes to our mind is a movement that brought about negative effects not just in Europe but also in the whole Catholic Church‚ which are still being felt and experienced even today. Although it may be true that the Protestant Reformation had been one of the causes of the gradual decline of the Catholic Church during the 16th century‚ it also brought about numerous contributions in
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