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Which of the following best describes the origins of the Reformation?(1 point)
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For the first time in the sixteenth century, scholars began to speak out about problems in the Catholic Church.
For the first time in the sixteenth century, scholars began to speak out about problems in the Catholic Church.

Erasmus of Rotterdam and Martin Luther teamed up to convince people to leave the Catholic Church.
Erasmus of Rotterdam and Martin Luther teamed up to convince people to leave the Catholic Church.

Martin Luther’s excommunication made large numbers of people unhappy with the Catholic Church.
Martin Luther’s excommunication made large numbers of people unhappy with the Catholic Church.

Martin Luther successfully built on more than a century of other scholars' ideas, causing more people to speak up and leave the Catholic Church.
Martin Luther successfully built on more than a century of other scholars' ideas, causing more people to speak up and leave the Catholic Church.
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Answer 1

The best response that describes the origins of the Reformation is:

Martin Luther successfully built on more than a century of other scholars' ideas, causing more people to speak up and leave the Catholic Church.

This choice reflects the cumulative intellectual environment that preceded the Reformation, which included the ideas of earlier scholars and reformers who had begun to question church practices and doctrines.