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    during the 18th century in Europe. Mary Wollstonecraft was important because she produced a book called A Vindication of the Rights of Woman in 1792. Mary Wollstonecraft was also significant because she justified women’s rights for equality. The Reformation was a movement during the 16th century that had a faction of Catholics break away from the Catholic

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    whose teachings inspired the Protestant Reformation and deeply influenced the doctrines of Protestant and other Christian traditions. Martin Luther was born to Hans and Margaretha Luther on 10 November 1483 in Eisleben, Germany and was baptised the next day on the feast of St. Martin of Tours, after whom he was named. Luther's call to the Church to return to the teachings of the Bible resulted in the formation of new traditions within Christianity and the Counter-Reformation in the Roman Catholic Church

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    Pagans, Jews, Hindus, Muslims, Atheists, Freethinkers, Philosophers, Humanists, and many others. Burning them at the stake, and accusing them of heresy, sending them to trial, and inevitably their death. These various inquisitions of and the protestant reformation were known as one of humanities darkest events in history. People lived in fear of accusation, death, and the ways of this era; the world was living in a shadow of fear, thousands dying by knife, ax, and fire. Over the course of 500 years

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    The Reformation The Reformation was one of the most important act in history of all time. There are two main contributors to the Reformation in the 16th Century: Martin Luther and King Henry VIII. Although these two both were part of the Reformation they played two different parts in it. Martin Luther’s reform was based on his beliefs, and trying to stop the Catholic Church from all their wrongdoings. On the other hand Henry VIII wanted reformation for more personal reasons. Even though these two

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    criticize and start questioning if it was true the rituals and the salvations they did or it was all a lie,people were mad at the church cause they saw how they used them so they stoped believing on what they said.moreover people started a Protestant reformation,some of them principals were Erasmus,Thomas More,Huldrych Zwingli, Martin Luther and John Calvin

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    How did the Reformation affect German society in the 16th and 17th centuries? Part A: Identification and Evaluation of Sources This report will explore how did the Reformation affect German society in the 16th and 17th centuries. The Reformation took place mainly during the 16th century and many things resulted from that. It was a big turning point for society when everything was changing with the politics, education received, and religion people had. This started when the power of the church was

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    In the early fifteenth century Martin Luther appealed to Pope Leo X to settle the Indulgence Controversy. This controversy extended far beyond the original appeal. It hosted a wide spectrum of theological debates concerning doctrine, the sacraments, abuse of authority within the clergy and many other essential issues of the Church. These issues required answers, the demand for moral reform. At all levels the Church was experiencing moral lapses that caused the people to lose trust in the Church

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    The Protestant reformation marked a drastic and irreversible schism within Christianity. As the middle ages progressed into the renaissance, the Catholic Papacy became increasingly wealthy and powerful throughout Europe. Starting in the early 16th century, the Protestant reformation aimed to mitigate the corruption within the church by making an attempt to revert back to the ways of early Christianity. However, as a result, Christianity diverged into Catholicism and Protestantism, causing perpetual

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    Atheists, Freethinkers, Philosophers, Humanists, and many others. Burning them at the stake, accusing them of heresy, and sending them to trial, and inevitably their death (Bad News About Christianity). These various inquisitions, and the protestant reformation was known as one of humanities darkest events in history. People lived in fear of accusation, death, and the social norms of this era; the world was living in a shadow of fear, thousands dying by knife, ax, and fire. Over the course of 500

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    religious disputes during that the era was the Catholics versus the Protestants which were both fleshed out from Christianity. Even if Catholics and Protestants were stemmed from Christianity, both differs in some ways. During the Elizabethan era, Catholics find worth in reading the Bible since Latin written Catholic Bibles were prominent that time. They also regarded their priests as divine beings. On the other hand, Protestants have an elusive style of Christianity by simply preaching God’s words

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