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Erasmus challenged Christians to get back to the first-century faith. He produced new versions of the New Testament in the hopes that everyone would be able to read it.
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Who was the dutch priest that criticized Catholicism during the reformation?
Erasmus
What impact did Erasmus have on society or the world?
Erasmus was Luther's inspiration to begin the Reformation of the Catholic Church. Also, he translated the Bible into Latin for the Europeans to read.
Why was it dangerous to own a book by Erasmus?
During the Reformation, the Catholic church was suspicious of any sedition against them. Erasmus' works were subtly seditious of the Catholic church, and therefore the people were at some risk if they owned a book by Erasmus.
How do Erasmus and Jan Hus relate?
They were both reformers of 15th Century Europe who sought to change the corrupt practices of the Catholic Church. Erasmus was a humanist, who wished to educate people in the classics for the purpose of gaining a greater knowledge of God. Jan Hus was a Eucharist, famously burned at the stake in 1415. Both Erasmus and Jan Hus were important predecessors to what would eventually become the Protestant Reformation in the 16th Century.
How did the Age of European exploration help pave the way for the Scientific Revolution?
By the butterfly effect
