The rebellions against the catholic church in the 16th century are known as protestant reformation.
Step-by-step explanation:
The protestant reformation was a movement in the sixteenth century. It had taken place within the western Christianity. This movement posed a challenge to the religious, political challenge to the catholic church and in particular posed a challenge to the papal authority.
For these protests and these challenges, this movement was known as the protestant movement. It had started in 1517 and continued till 1648. The main aim of this was to reform the beliefs and the values of the roman catholic church.