Sale of indulgences authorized by Pope Leo X

to raise money to build St. Peter's Basilica in

Rome (1515)

Ninety-five Theses posted (1517)

• Hearing held at Worms, Germany (1521)

These events are most closely associated with

A.

Charles V and absolutism

B. Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation

C. John Locke and the Enlightenment

D.

Karl Marx and scientific socialism

Sale of indulgences authorized by Pope Leo X to raise money to build St. Peter's Basilica in Rome (1515) Ninety-five Theses posted (1517) Hearing held at Worms, Germany (1521)

These events are most closely associated with B. Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation

Explanation:

Pope Leo X was one of the peaceful popes who rose from a very decent background. He accelerated the work of the building of the famous artistic monument by raising money to build St. Peter's Basilica in Rome in 1515.

Martin Luther had questioned the Catholic's practice of absolving sins based on their indulgences. He considered this as a corrupt system. He penned down his thoughts in the famous 95 Thesis in the form of two beliefs. He said the Bible is the main religious authority and one should reach salvation based on their faith and not their deeds which sparked the Protestant Reformation.