Based on the passage, what was the Protestant Reformation?
A: a war fought between Catholics in northern and western Europe
B: a movement demanding that the Catholic Church change some of its practices
C: a period when people asked Protestant churches to reform their teachings
D: a conflict between Protestants and people who separated from the Catholic Church
The Protestant Reformation was a movement demanding that the Catholic Church reform, or change, some of its practices. Catholic leaders were asked to reform, or change, what they were teaching and how they led the Catholic community. Choice "a period when people asked Protestant churches to reform their teachings" is incorrect. The Reformation was a period when people asked the Catholic Church to reform. Choice "a conflict between Protestants and people who separated from the Catholic Church" is incorrect. The people who left the Catholic Church were not in conflict with Protestants. They were Protestants. Choice "a war fought between Catholics in northern and western Europe" is incorrect. Before the Reformation, most people in northern and western Europe were Catholics, but they were not fighting with each other during this time.