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the teachings of martin luther sparked the
a) middle ages.
b) renaissance.
c) industrial revolution.
d) protestant reformation.

The correct answer is D. The teachings of Martin Luther sparked the Protestant Reformation.

Martin Luther was an Augustinian Catholic friar and theologist who began and promoted the religious reform in Germany and whose teachings inspired the Protestant Reformation and the theological and cultural doctrine called Lutheranism.

Luther exhorted the Christian church to return to the original teachings of the Bible, which produced a restructuring of the Christian churches in Europe.

His marriage with Katharina von Bora, on June 13, 1525, initiated a movement of support for priestly marriage within many Christian currents.

although the crusades failed to capture jerusalem, they had several major impacts on western europe. they increased the authority of the king: sometimes nobles died in battle without leaving an heir in which case the king got their land. kings passed taxes to pay for the crusades.