How Did The Reformation Contribute To The Renaissance

The Renaissance started in the 14th century and ended around the 17th century was a rebirth of ancient Greek and Roman culture. It brought a whole new meaning to the Europeans, they introduced the people to the age of Enlightenment which lead to modern today. The Renaissance contributed and represents the birth of modernity by their art, architect, politics, sculptures, etc. The reason why northern Italy was prosperous than other European countries at the time was because of commerce, it was extremely developed in northern Italy. Northern Italy to lead the Italian Renaissance because of the Mediterranean, which was the central location for trade. Italy’s economy during the renaissance was based off the trading ports. They would trade with
This was the way of the people rebelling the corrupt ways of the churches. The churches at the time were selling little pieces of paper that guaranteed their already passed away loved ones a spot in heaven instead of waiting in purgatory, this was called indulgences. In northern and central Europe, reformer Martin Luther, John Calvin and Henry VIII questioned the churches. These reformers argued for a religious and political redistribution of power into the hands of the bible. One reformer who made a significant impact on the Protestant Reformation was Martin Luther. Martin Luther was a German monk and priest who came up with the idea of the 95 thesis, which was 95 reason on what was wrong with the catholic church. This was basically a big slap in the face to the catholic church. This was considered a political protest because at the time that didn’t have the separation between church in state, which meant that even though the king and queen rules, the church still had a big part of the decision on ruling the country. Luther believed that people should have their relationship with God instead of buying their way into heaven. He believed that only God can be the one to determine if you were going to heaven or not. The Reformation can be viewed as furthering and rising the progression of the middle-class education by teaching them that not everything the church says is true, and that by teaching ourselves how to think and learn we can make our own choices for ourselves. The Reformation helped make the people realize that they needed to be educated so they cannot be taken for granted. Luther believed that everyone should be