When did Elizabeth become Queen of England?

when her half-sister, Mary Tudor, died

Why did Henry VIII want his marriage to Catherine of Aragon annulled, after 18 years?

She did not give birth to a male child.

How did the Medici family help the Renaissance to flower?

They were generous patrons of the arts.

How did the attitudes of Renaissance thinkers differ from those of medieval scholars?

Human experience in the present was explored.

Why did Martin Luther write 95 Theses?

He was denouncing the sale of indulgences.

Why was Albrecht Dürer sometimes called the "German Leonardo"?

He spread the Italian Renaissance to his homeland.

How did the Medici family come to control Florence?

one of the wealthiest, most powerful merchant families

What issues led people to move towards the Protestant Reformation?

Popes led lives of luxury and abused their power.

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When did Elizabeth become Queen of England?
when her half-brother, Edward VI, died
when her father, Henry VIII, died
when her half-sister, Mary Tudor, died
when her mother, Anne Boleyn, died
2
Why did Henry VIII want his marriage to Catherine of Aragon annulled, after 18 years?
She was to be canonized.
She was unfaithful.
She was a Lutheran.
She did not give birth to a male child.
3
How did the Medici family help the Renaissance to flower?
They established many city holidays.
The Medici children were all artists.
They were devout Catholics.
They were generous patrons of the arts.
4
How did the attitudes of Renaissance thinkers differ from those of medieval scholars?
Study was based on religious issues.
Focus was placed on life after death.
Human experience in the present was explored.
An emphasis was placed on group achievement.
5
The growing middle class in Europe began to demand written material in what language?
Latin
the vernacular
Greek
Italian, with illustrations
6
Why did Martin Luther write 95 Theses?
He was translating the Bible in the vernacular.
He was trying to raise funds for Cathedral of St. Peter.
He was denouncing the sale of indulgences.
He wanted to write about the 95 most influential citizens.
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Why was Albrecht Dürer sometimes called the "German Leonardo"?
He became a master at etching.
He had a remarkable resemblance to Leonardo da Vinci.
He painted a replica of the Mona Lisa.
He spread the Italian Renaissance to his homeland.
8
The followers of John Calvin
lived free, unrestricted lives.
believed in predestination.
lived in Asia Minor and Russia.
believed that people were born without sin.
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How did the Medici family come to control Florence?
dueled with every noble family that challenged them and won.
The Medicis were granted divine rule by the Pope.
The Medicis came from a long line of rulers in NorthernItaly
one of the wealthiest, most powerful merchant families
10
When Newton saw an apple fall from the tree, he began to consider what idea?
calculus
alchemy
chemistry
gravity
11
What did humanists believe would stimulate an individual's creative powers?
life experience
religion
understanding of death
educaton
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What issues led people to move towards the Protestant Reformation?
More people were dissatisfied with the monastic life.
Judaism began to spread in Europe.
Popes led lives of luxury and abused their power.
The Renaissance led people to believe they could do whatever
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What did Lutherans believe about salvation?
God alone predetermines who will be saved.
It is achieved through faith.
The purchase of indulgences helps achieve salvation.
It is achieved through works.

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