History & Civics
Study the picture given below and answer the following questions.
(a) Identify the incident in the picture. Where was it held?
(b) Name the person who was there to defend his case. What was the final outcome of the case?
(c) State the contribution of this person in reforming the church in Europe?
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(a) The incident in the given picture is known as 'Diet of Worms' held at Worms in Germany in 1521.
(b) Martin Luther was there to defend his case before the Diet of Worms in 1521.
The Diet ordered that Luther's writings be burnt and Luther be outlawed but Luther had support of German rulers and so no harm was done to him.
(c) The contribution of Martin Luther in reforming the church in Europe were following:
- Luther translated the Bible into German and set up an independent church.
- He travelled extensively to different parts of Europe, Germany, Norway, Sweden and Denmark. The Protestant movement found wide acceptance.
- Lutheranism was recognised as a legal form of Christianity by a treaty known as 'The Peace of Augsburg' in 1555.
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