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    events that led to the Reformation (or Protestant Reformation), the subsequent Catholic Reformation (also referred to as the Counter-Reformation), and later, the (First) Great Awakening. While each movement resulted in its own unique set of circumstances, there is a chronological series of events that links all three movements across several centuries and help to shed light on each movement’s desire to pursue acts that would realize God’s Will. The Protestant Reformation, while not directly started

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    The Protestant Reformation regarded the followers of the Catholic Church finally rebelling and realizing all of the corruption happening in the Church. The Protestant Reformation took place in the 16th century and led to the revolutionization of Europe. The Reformation sparked the Scientific Revolution, Industrial Revolution, and the Enlightenment. The Reformation's challenge to Church authority revolution Europe because people did not accept earlier authorities, questioned earlier authorities thoughts

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    The protestant reformation began in 1517 and ended during the thirty years war, but the change and religion it brought along with it have affected society even today. Protestantism and the protestant reformation was based on an unrest against the catholic church. The corrupt catholic church had all of the control in Europe and would exploit this power every chance they got. Most of the European citizens were blind to this because they had dealt with it for so long. Though many were blind to this

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    Protestant Reformation Dbq

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    1) The Protestant Reformation Produces Puritanism a) 1517 - Friar Martin Luther nailed protest on Catholic door of Wittenberg’s cathedral i) he said that the Bible is the only truth of God’s words ii) he started the Protestant Reformation b) Reformation bloomed in Geneva by John Geneva i) He elaborated on Luther’s ideas that affected the future men and women in New England and American settlers c) 1536 - Calvin wrote

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    The nobles would forget how to treat others outside of their social class with dignity and respect, and the lower class would get fed up. The Peasant’s Revolt occurred during the Protestant Reformation because they had enough of the corruption and mistreatment in the churches. Some believe that the Protestant Reformation began with Martin Luther’s ninety five theses, which named all the unholy things that the churches were doing in the name of God. He then began to translate the Bible into the vernacular

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    The views that came out of the Protestant Reformation had a tremendous shaping power in Western Culture. Each person being able to read the scriptures for themselves created a yearning to be free from the controlling influence of Church and State. The impact this had on America was individualism, the idea that each individual has intrinsic worth and value. The colonist grew weary with England’s long distance, biased rule and a desire for the freedom to govern themselves blossomed. We enjoy that

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    During the Protestant Reformation, three groups of people contributed to this 16th Century upheaval. First, the common people/ laborers. They considered their local priests and bishops their direct connection to God. However, the commoners considered these priests part of the gentry, causing an “endemic dissatisfaction” (Palmer 77) among the commoners. Their religious desire for a reformation, combined with a desire for social reformation. This particular group found meaning to their cause in the

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    The Protestant Reformation was a 16th Century movement aimed at reorganising beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church which had fallen to unpopularity in recent years. There are many argued causes of the reforms and it is controversial to suggest that any one had significance over the others. To fully explore the causes of the reformations in England it is necessary to consider the position of Henry VIII, legitimate dissatisfaction many English people held with the Roman Catholic church

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    not, he began the Protestant Reformation. The conflict that occurred between the religions took a toll on the public who were already destitute due to economic recessions and population decline. As society tried to make sense of all the turmoil, they shifted the responsibility of it from the church onto the devil. The rise in the active hunting and persecution of witches was in direct response to the social, economical, and political turmoil during the Protestant Reformation. Leaders and clergy

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    During the 16th century there were many new events occurring. Two of those being the Protestant Reformation and late Renaissance movements. Both of these movements changed many aspects of society. The Reformation changed the way the Roman Catholic Church function. On the other hand, the Renaissance changed many artistic ideals. In this case art can be architecture, portraits, drawings etc. This said many people must’ve been involved in these two movements. Martin Luther was a priest and also a

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