<span>Luther
taught that the practice of indulgences did not remit sin, and this idea was captured ferociously in his famous thesis.The remittance only served to fuel the greed and therefore people did not convert. while the church excommunicated him, his ideas passed the test of time, as later the catholic reformation had to abolish the practice.</span>
Answer: European countries wanted to settle conflicting claims in Africa.
The tropic of Capricorn is the circle marking the latitude 23.5 degrees south where the sun is directly overhead at noon on December 21, the beginning of winter in he northern hemisphere.