Protestant reformation
Martin Luther
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This was a religious movement in the 16th century whose main purpose was to reform the Church from its corruption and many other problems. It mainly started because of Martin Luther's 95 theses against the church. The result of the this reformation was the creation of Protestant churches.
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Catholic counter-reformation
Taki Onqoy
Jesuits in China
Three of the most prominent Jesuit missionaries in China
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These were missionaries that went to China to spread their religion. They attempted to start from the top and influence all the classes below the rulers. Although they did not really spread their religion to a large number of people they did inspire Chinese scientists and others in terms of knowledge.
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