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Unit 1 The Protestant Reformation
Reading Comprehension
For 1,500 years, the Roman Catholic Church had great power in Europe
because it was the only European church. That suddenly changed in 1517. In
that year, Martin Luther, angry with what he saw as corruption and
dishonesty in the church, published a list of 95 complaints, or protests,
against the Roman Catholic Church. This simple action started one of the
most important events in European history, the Protestant Reformation.
During the Protestant Reformation, many European countries left the
Roman Catholic Church and made their own Christian churches. Most of the
countries in the Protestant Reformation were northern countries, which were
far from the Vatican. Germany, England, and Denmark were all important
countries in the Protestant Reformation. These countries left the Catholic
Church for many reasons, not all of which were religious. While Protestants
and Catholics did have important differences in their religions, there were
also political reasons for northern countries to join the Reformation. The
major reason was that it gave their rulers more independence. For years, the
Roman Catholic Church had great power over European kings because even
kings had to obey the church. By joining the Reformation, the kings of these
northern countries freed themselves of the pope‟s control.
While the kings of these countries had political reasons for leaving the
Catholic Church, most average people supported the Reformation for
religious reasons. There were several important differences between the
Catholic Church and Protestant churches which made them more popular. [A]
The first was that the Catholic Church had mass in Latin, which most people
did not speak. [B] In addition, Protestant churches gave people more
religious freedom. They taught people to read the Bible, think about it, and
then make their own opinions. [C] In the Catholic Church, however, only the
priests were allowed to interpret the Bible. [D] These two differences were
the major reasons the Reformation had such support from average people.
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Reading Comprehension
For 1,500 years, the Roman Catholic Church had great power in Europe
because it was the only European church. That suddenly changed in 1517. In
that year, Martin Luther, angry with what he saw as corruption and
dishonesty in the church, published a list of 95 complaints, or protests,
against the Roman Catholic Church. This simple action started one of the
most important events in European history, the Protestant Reformation.
During the Protestant Reformation, many European countries left the
Roman Catholic Church and made their own Christian churches. Most of the
countries in the Protestant Reformation were northern countries, which were
far from the Vatican. Germany, England, and Denmark were all important
countries in the Protestant Reformation. These countries left the Catholic
Church for many reasons, not all of which were religious. While Protestants
and Catholics did have important differences in their religions, there were
also political reasons for northern countries to join the Reformation. The
major reason was that it gave their rulers more independence. For years, the
Roman Catholic Church had great power over European kings because even
kings had to obey the church. By joining the Reformation, the kings of these
northern countries freed themselves of the pope‟s control.
While the kings of these countries had political reasons for leaving the
Catholic Church, most average people supported the Reformation for
religious reasons. There were several important differences between the
Catholic Church and Protestant churches which made them more popular. [A]
The first was that the Catholic Church had mass in Latin, which most people
did not speak. [B] In addition, Protestant churches gave people more
religious freedom. They taught people to read the Bible, think about it, and
then make their own opinions. [C] In the Catholic Church, however, only the
priests were allowed to interpret the Bible. [D] These two differences were
the major reasons the Reformation had such support from average people.
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