Question

Who was the leader of the Reformation movement in Germany?

• A. Ulrich Zwingli
• B. Jean Calvin
• C. Thomas Müntzer
• D. Martin Luther

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Martin Luther

Renaissance in science

• The belief that earth was the centre of the universe was proven false when Copernicus propounded the theory of the Solar System and announced that the Earth revolves round the Sun.

• Later, Galileo Galilei invented the telescope.

• The Renaissance ideas were widely propagated among the masses with the invention of the printing press by Johannes Gutenberg in 1439.

• The refinement underwent by the European Christianity in the 16th century is known as the Reformation.

• Martin Luther led this movement which began in Germany.

• The Industrial Revolution began in England and revolutionized production, and trade