As a result of the protestant reformation
catholicism disappeared from europe
numerous protestant sects were organized
the catholic and eastern orthodox churches were reunited
the power of most european monarchs decreased

As a result of the Protestant Reformation, numerous Protestant sects were organized around the world. The Catholic Church was weakened in the sense that it lost many followers.

Ithink the answer is b

The three steps before modern english were indo-european, germanic, and old english. as peoples moved around the eurasian continent, their languages changed. throughout the ages, the languages became more specialized. as english has many germanic influences, it is easy to see how this was one of the forebears. also, old english was one of the main ancestors of the modern language, spoken in the 5th through about the 13th centuries.