The Protestant Reformation
A) began with Martin Luther's efforts starting in 1517 to reform the Catholic Church's practices in the early 1500s.
B) was unconnected to advances in the technology of printing and the printing press during the mid to late 15th century.
C) was fueled by the dissenting religious ideas of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits).
D) did not shape the cultural and political development of the future United States.
Answer: A
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