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* the Protestant Reformation marked a defining moment in Western European history
* the Protestant Reformation marked a defining moment in Western European history
** by rejecting Church hierarchy, and professing that individuals can have a direct relationship with God, Protestantism promoted individualism, equality, and political independence  
** regions and countries divided by religion and was thereby a significant contributing force to the modern nation state
** by rejecting Church hierarchy, and professing that individuals can have a direct relationship with God, Protestantism promoted individualism, equality, and political independence
** weakening of the Catholic Church and the Holy Roman Empire
* religious conflict
* religious conflict
** protestants considered the papacy an agent of the anti-Christ
** protestants considered the papacy an agent of the anti-Christ