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because the availability of the first printing press in the late middle ages along with improved methods of production were starting to make more people wealthy enough to have the time to set aside for education.
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∙ 11y agoThe invention of the printing press just before the protestant reformation allowed for more documents to be printed and circulation. With more written pieces in circulation, more people began to become literate.
This invention also allowed for the ideas of the Protestants to spread much more quickly.
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How did the protestant reformation affect England economics?
The Protestant Reformation has a profound effect on England; socially, politically and economically. The economic effects of the Protestant Reformation in England were derived primarily from two great changes that occured in England during the Reformation. For cententies preceeding the Reformation, the Catholic Church would raise money by selling indulgences and imposing tributes on all the nations of Catholic Christendom. This would result in much of the money and gold of Europe leaving non-Papal states and concentrating in Italy; impoverishing European states in the process. With the seperation of the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church, Rome was unable to tax/levy England for money to finance its operations on the European continent. This resulted in money and gold being retained in England, much to the benefit of English merchants and other men of commerce; helping to expand and grow the English economy. Secondly, with seperation came the transfer of control of much of English territory from the Catholic Church to the English monarchy. England, much like all of Western Europe, was still largely physiocratic and agrarian; most wealth was derived from the control and use of land. Prior to the Reformation, much of England's land was under the control of Rome; preventing the English from using it to improve their own wealth and prosperity. However, with the Reformation, most of this land was transferred to the English monarchy, allowing for the English to use English land for English interests. These two effects of the Reformation, in conjunction with many others, profoundly affected English economics.
What was the condition of the Catholic Church prior to the Reformation?
Roman Catholic AnswerThe condition of the Catholic Church prior to the reformation was actually pretty good. There were some problems, but, then in a Church which had been functioning for fifteen centuries and was composed entirely of sinful human beings, problems are to be expected. A good overview of this period is covered in pretty basic language by Diane Moczar in her books. The Catholic Church was just leaving the High Middle Ages, and was trying to cope with the Renaissance and not doing that very well. People previously had looked to the Church pretty much for everything and as business and the cities started growing, people were becoming increasingly secular, as one businessman of this era wrote on the top of his ledger "for God and profit". God, unfortunately, was taking a back seat to profits, and the revolt, known to secular and protestant scholars as the "reformation" was the result of this turning away from God. Calvin, in particular, came to rely on a view of the Old Testament that God would reward the industrious rather than the pious. Get one of Dr. Moczar's books below:
What political change occured as a result of german princes converting to protestantism?
Prior to the Protestant Reformation, the Catholic Church had a very integral part in the governance structure within most of the "independent" states of Christendom. When Martin Luther began to argue for separation from the Church, the various German states which chose to either side with Protestants or Catholics to assert autonomy or unity with the Church. The political autonomy that these princes could have was very appealing. As a result, supporting Protestantism was an effective way of increasing the power of the local princes without appearing impious or self-aggrandizing.
How did the values of secularism and skepticism lead to the protestant reformation?
Skepticism was important in that it created an ideological window and thought-schema underlying criticism of institutions. It was this criticism of the Catholic Church that opened up the door for the Protestants. If the Catholic Church was not as corrupt and powerful as it was, Catholic monks like Martin Luther would not have been able to effectively criticize it. It was those criticisms that set up the Protestants as the vanguards of the faith as opposed to innovators and couched them as a legitimate voice in the faith.Secularism was important because it provided the rulers of various German principalities and throughout Europe a philosophy to explain why separation between local royalty and nobility on the one hand and the Catholic Church could be legally justified. Secularism also allowed these rulers to eject the Catholic leadership and embrace Protestantism, which had no central organization and was much easier to control.It was the combination of new theologies developed through skepticism and independence-minded nobles who used secularism as a method to grab for more power that led to the Protestant Reformation. (Prior Protestants like Jan Hus or Peter Waldo often did not have state support for their reforms, so they had less long-term success.)
What it is the difference between before and prior to?
prior to is a synonym for before. Before is a preposition and prior to is an idiom (prior is an adjective). Before can mean previous, earlier or sooner than, in front of, ahead of , rather than, in precedence of, or until. Prior can mean preceding in time or order and preceding in importance or value. Before just basically can mean more than prior to can mean.
What three catastrophes struck Europe prior to the protestant reformation?
the Great Famine the Hundred Years' War the Black Plague
What was the extent of the Catholic Church prior to the Reformation?
Roman Catholic AnswerAside from the Eastern Orthodox, the entire Christian world belonged to the Catholic Church prior to the protestant revolt.
What three major catastrophe struck Europe prior to the Protestant Reformation?
the Great Famine the Hundred Years' War the Black Plague
Why was heaven depicted as glorious only after the Reformation and not before?
Prior to the reformation, the Roman church was characterized by an overall emphasis on Christ's suffering and death, punishment for sin and the need for repentance. After the reformation the Christian churches emphasized resurrection, grace and salvation.
What inference can be made about counter reformation?
The logical inference which can be made from the "counter reformation" which is actually the Catholic reform and began prior to the protestant revolt - so it should not be named with reference to it - is that there were major problems in the Catholic education system, both of the clergy and the laity and that many people, clerics, religious, and laity, had absolutely no idea what was involved with their faith - rather analogous to today's world - and the Catholic Church as a world wide institution was in major trouble.
What has the author W H Pinnock written?
W. H. Pinnock has written: 'An analysis of the history of the Reformation, with the prior, and subsequent history of the English Church' -- subject(s): Church of England, History, Reformation
How did the protestant reformation affect England economics?
The Protestant Reformation has a profound effect on England; socially, politically and economically. The economic effects of the Protestant Reformation in England were derived primarily from two great changes that occured in England during the Reformation. For cententies preceeding the Reformation, the Catholic Church would raise money by selling indulgences and imposing tributes on all the nations of Catholic Christendom. This would result in much of the money and gold of Europe leaving non-Papal states and concentrating in Italy; impoverishing European states in the process. With the seperation of the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church, Rome was unable to tax/levy England for money to finance its operations on the European continent. This resulted in money and gold being retained in England, much to the benefit of English merchants and other men of commerce; helping to expand and grow the English economy. Secondly, with seperation came the transfer of control of much of English territory from the Catholic Church to the English monarchy. England, much like all of Western Europe, was still largely physiocratic and agrarian; most wealth was derived from the control and use of land. Prior to the Reformation, much of England's land was under the control of Rome; preventing the English from using it to improve their own wealth and prosperity. However, with the Reformation, most of this land was transferred to the English monarchy, allowing for the English to use English land for English interests. These two effects of the Reformation, in conjunction with many others, profoundly affected English economics.
What came first Christianity or Catholicism?
Catholicism was Christianity as established by Jesus Christ. Prior to the Reformation there was just the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church; after the Reformation, all the various Protestant Denominations arose..Catholic AnswerCatholicism is Christianity, and it was established by Jesus Christ in the first century, He sent the Holy Spirit to guide it always, and put St. Peter and his successors at its head as His Vicar on earth. The Eastern Rites split into two in the twelve century. The protestant revolt happened in the sixteenth century, and they tend to call themselves "Christians" in such a way as to exclude the Catholics who were Christians for fifteen centuries before the protestants were even a thought. In other words, Catholic Christianity came first.
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