The Crusades were a catalyst for the Renaissance through the return of classical knowledge …show more content…
Martin Luther’s (1483 – 1546) 95 Theses contributed to the fracturing of the Catholic Church with its criticism; however, it was through Henry the VIII of England (1491 – 1547), who wanted a divorce, the began the investiture and conflict between the nobles and the Pope, until the divisions within the church emerged. The Protestant Reformation brought a change to the medieval institution of religion, becoming a marker for the beginning of the Modern Era. Furthermore, the Protestant Reformation was a consequence of the Crusades that crippled the infallible authority of the Pope, ultimately becoming a catalyst for the dawn of the modern …show more content…
The Protestant Reformation’s change in the Catholic Church’s authority was a consequence of the Crusades, and allowed for the Renaissance to flourish as well as became a marker for the dawn of the Modern Era. The Age of Discovery brought the Old and New World together as a result of the Crusades bringing trade back to Europe, becoming a marker for the dawn of the Modern Era. The Crusades were a momentous catalyst for the dawn of the Modern Era, and its failure to conquer the Holy Lands led to the Renaissance, Protestant Reformation, and the Age of