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    From its beginning in 1517, the Reformation brought religious and political opposition from the Catholic church and from civil rulers. By 1546, many Protestants in Germany, Switzerland, and France were insisting that the people, not just kings and bishops, should share in political and religious policy-making. This idea influenced Calvin and his followers…

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    The Catholic church has undergone changes in its power and influence. What impact was the Protestant Reformation which originated in Germany. A key figure in the Protestant Reformation was Martin Luther. Luther, a German monk, believe in autonomy and Independence and their religion. He was against being dependent on clergy. A primary concern attacked was the practice of indulgences. Ninety-five theses on the subject of indulgences left on the Castle Church by Luther was a strong Catalyst for…

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    But in the case of Martin Luther, the absolute last thing that he wanted to do was to be made a leader of a movement away from the Catholic church as a whole. For this reason, there are some glaring holes in the leadership qualities and abilities of Martin Luther. One of these shortcomings would be that he struggled greatly with what “Exploring Leadership” calls “Relational Leadership”…

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    There is 3 different types of reformations that happened. There is the Protestant, Counter, and English Reformations. We are going to find out the differences and what happened in each one of these reformations. Martin Luther King started the protestant reformation. The protestant reformation is where Luther got really mad at the church and put the ninety-five thesis on the church door. The reason why he nailed the ninety-five thesis to the church door was because he got mad at the church and…

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    A 45-year reign complete with prosperity as well as tragedy defines the Elizabethan Era. As the daughter of King Henry VII, Elizabeth I was always in line for the throne. Over time, Elizabeth’s chances of succeeding the throne became slim due to the birth of her half-brother Edward. She officially became third in line for the throne, behind her half-sister Mary. It was not until the death of both her siblings that Elizabeth was able to claim the throne. Although Elizabeth’s sister made many…

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    What the 95 theses are and why they are important. Martin Luther had a goal and his goal was to reform the church so he made the 95 theses. The 95 theses consist mainly of how the church is manipulative and deceitful. The 95 theses consisted a lot of how the church would put friars out to sell form for their relatives to go to heaven. It also had if you had sinned you would be punished immediately and God wouldn’t forgive you. The theses also had said how the church had power over the people and…

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    support the Roman Catholic church and to preserve the French Law. He is also the mastermind behind the defense of Canada and in defeating Montgomery and Arnold’s America forces against Quebec City in 1775-1776. With his great deeds and accomplishments, He was given the title Baron of Dorchester and chosen to be Governor in Chief of BNA. Sir Guy Carleton helped shape Canada in many various ways. Advising the passage of the Quebec Act in 1774 which helped seigniors and the Roman Catholic Church.…

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    Through the rise Monasticism, both secular and religious advancements were made. After the fall of the Roman Empire in the fifth century, Monasticism rose out of a desire to leave civilization, which had been overtaken by the brutal Germanic Tribes, and devote oneself entirely to prayer and asceticism, in order to imitate Christ. Though the Monastic life of prayer and asceticism gave a new life to the faith and also evangelized the Germanic Tribes. Because of this rapid conversion of the…

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    Though Christianity and feudalism both had negative impacts on society during the Middle Ages, they were extremely beneficial at the time, contributing to stability and protection throughout Europe. Feudalism allowed Europe to grow and flourish, giving jobs to the peasants, providing supplies for the upper class and nobility, and overall protecting the common people. As stated by this quote, feudalism “saved common men from invaders… saved them from the tyranny of the King.” (Internet) Likewise,…

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    Question one: Describe some of the things in the Catholic Church that people like Martin Luther and John Calvin said needed reforming ? Before the Reformation most Christians in Europe where Roman Catholic, there were other types of Christians in Eastern Europe,Asia and Africa but Roman catholicism was the dominant form of Christianity and had been since the 4th century. During the European Middle ages the Catholic Church really dominated european civilization.The Church during the middle ages…

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