the 16th century‚ Protestantism emerged as a new sect of Christianity. This process was not calm or peaceful in the slightest. Protestant leaders like Martin Luther and John Calvin fiercely attacked and denied traditional Catholic beliefs‚ causing much controversy and debate upon religion. Many regions of Europe as a whole were converted to Protestantism‚ and many more Protestants emerged in areas where Catholicism remained the state religion. The Catholic faith became less and less appealing to people
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Reformation Webquest: Section 1: Life of Martin Luther 1. Fill out the graphic organizer using http://www.luther.de/en/moench.html Life of Martin Luther After visiting his parents‚ he was caught in a terrible thunderstorm. During the storm lightning struck near him‚ and he was thrown to the ground. At this moment he called to Saint Anne‚ and declared: “I will become a monk.” Why did he decide to become a Monk? When did he decide to become a Monk? During a terrible storm. When
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Question 3 and answer (441 words) Secularism How did secularism affect the people within Europe? Before secularism began to become more popular‚ the catholic church had complete power over Europe. It was even said at times that the pope had more power than the king of England. The church and state were run by the same people and believed the same things. Many nobles and teachers at universities were clerics within the church. There were times when it went as far as to punish people who did not believe
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World War I sparked a multitude of significant short and long term political changes throughout Europe. In the immediate aftermath of the war‚ territory was reallocated‚ four empires fell‚ and the League of Nations was created. The creation of the League of Nations‚ despite its eventual failure‚ demonstrated a major shift in international politics from the desire to expand and conquer to the recognition of the importance of the balance of power. The Treaty of Versailles also divided Austria-Hungary
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The underlying causes that brought on the Protestant Reformation would be Martin Luther creating Lutheranism‚ Christians deciding to change their religion‚ discarding large parts of the Bible‚ and leaving the old authority of the Pope behind over indulgences. The Reformation had many causes but the top three would be‚ social‚ political‚ and economic. The political causes began over Nationalism‚ the Pope’s control resenting‚ a foreign ruler‚ and the protection of leaders. Both Protestantism and
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How would you describe the condition of the Catholic Church on the eve of the Protestant Reformation? In the time right before the reformation‚ there was a mixture of corruption and piety throughout‚ so to say that the whole church was absolutely corrupt or absolutely pious would be an err. We see dramatic events such as feasts‚ pilgrimages‚ high mass and famous preachers were highly sought after‚ but regular devotions and mass were in decline. In the state of the churchmen‚ we can see that
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How did industrialization affect daily life in Europe? Industrialization affected daily life greatly‚ in many different ways. One of the ways was factories became a major development and provided tons of jobs for the lower class. Steam inventions came along and water became a seemingly unlimited source of energy. Machines were invented which also changed the way miners worked and greatly helped lessen their time and effort. Then the railroad was built and changed transportation completely. One of
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Lutheran Reformation The Lutheran Reformation‚ a religious and cultural movement in the 1500s‚ was started by Martin Luther when he posted his “95 Theses” stating what he thought the Roman Catholic Church was doing wrong. It was part of a bigger movement known as the Protestant Reformation. The only difference between the two is that the Protestant Reformation contained all Protestant denominations including Lutheran‚ Presbyterian‚ Methodist‚ Evangelical‚ and Baptist while the Lutheran Reformation contained
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World Religions Report Stephanie Webb Axia College University of Phoenix HUM 130 Introduction The Catholic religion in the new world was led by ordinary men that wanted to form a church in similar structure to the church in England. Catholics during this time period were a minority as the first settlers of the new world were primarily Protestants. So Protestants during this time period outnumbered Catholics. Catholics wanted to keep
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The protestant reformation was primarily an economic event because the entire idea of reforming the church started with the validity of the sale of indulgences. Indulgences were purely for economic gain when it came to the catholic church. Because of this sale of indulgences protestants and other anti-pope figures such as Savonarola‚ Hus‚ Wycliffe‚ and Luther‚ began speaking out of the corruptions and abuses of the church. It it was for the sale of indulgences (purely economic) there would be no
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