SwitzerlandHistoire suisse 15 · Swiss history
Which reformer brought the Reformation to Zurich from 1519 onwards?
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Quel réformateur a introduit la Réforme à Zurich à partir de 1519 ?
- aMartin LutherMartin Luther
- bWilliam FarelGuillaume Farel
- cUlrich ZwingliUlrich ZwingliCorrect answer
- dJohn CalvinJean Calvin
Why?
Ulrich (Huldrych) Zwingli preached in Zurich from 1519. Under his influence, the city adopted the Reformation in the 1520s.
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Que s'est-il passé en 1798, après l'entrée des troupes françaises dans la Confédération ? — La République helvétique a été créée, un État unitaire gouverné depuis le centre.
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