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2. Protestant Reformation and Scientific Revolution Influence

Martin Luther’s actions in the Protestant Reformation challenged the Catholic Church’s hold on power by translating the Bible into common languages and encouraging people to read it for themselves instead of having priests translate it for them.

Isaac Newton and other scientists used observation and reason to explain the true nature of the world which often proved the Catholic Church’s claims wrong.

question 1. How might the influence of the Protestant Reformation and the Scientific Revolution have contributed to the start of the Enlightenment?
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Both the Protestant Reformation and the Scientific Revolution contributed to the start of the Enlightenment by challenging traditional authority, encouraging critical thinking, and promoting ideas of religious and intellectual freedom.