Renaissance, Reformation, & Exploration

Question 1

Led the Protestant Reformation; nailed up a list of over 95 theses

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther

Question 2

______________ was the early leader in the Age of Exploration.

Accepted Answer

Portugal

Question 3

What was the Renaissance a rebirth of?

Accepted Answer

Art and learning

Question 4

In what way did Leonardo da Vinci represent the “Renaissance Man?”

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He was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist.

Question 5

Humanists best felt that education was important so that people could:

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gain understanding and knowledge, and lead meaningful lives.

Question 6

In 1545, Pope Paul III created a committee of Catholic leaders to review church practices, known as the:

Accepted Answer

Council of Trent

Question 7

Martin Luther’s posting of the Ninety Five Theses is considered to be a turning point in history because:

Accepted Answer

The power of the Catholic church lessened

Question 8

What was the first full-sized book Gutenberg printed?

Accepted Answer

The Bible

Question 9

The idea that God has already decided if a soul is going to heaven is called:

Accepted Answer

predestination

Question 10

Architect, sculptor, and inventor known for the Mona Lisa, and The Last Supper

Accepted Answer

Leonardo Da Vinci

Question 11

The sale of indulgences was an example of:

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Church corruption

Question 12

The Act of Supremacy was created by Henry VIII to:

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declare the king the leader of land and church

Question 13

Painted frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, and sculpted David and the Pieta

Accepted Answer

Michelangelo

Question 14

Humanist and political thinker; wrote The Prince, a book about his thoughts on government

Accepted Answer

Niccolo Machiavelli

Question 15

What is a conquistador?

Accepted Answer

a Spanish conqueror

Question 16

Spain began their quest for power by funding _________1492 expedition to sail west in search of a sea route to Asia.

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Christopher Columbus

Question 17

Means "rebirth", an era which emphasizes education, art and critical thinking

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Renaissance

Question 18

Everyday language of ordinary people. Gutenberg's printing press was copied this way.

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Vernacular

Question 19

Columbus reached the ___________ in America but thought that he had reached islands off the coast of India.

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Bahamas

Question 20

Humanist and political thinker; wrote The Prince, a book about his thoughts on government

Accepted Answer

Niccolo Machiavelli

Question 21

Access to mass productions of pamphlets, the Bible. Gutternberg invented this:

Accepted Answer

printing press

Question 22

One major reason for this population decrease was the exposure of Native Americans to European ____________.

Accepted Answer

Diseases

Question 23

Painted frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, and sculpted David and the Pieta

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Michelangelo

Question 24

_________________ became the first explorer to circumnavigate the Earth (go all the way around).

Accepted Answer

Magellan

Question 25

Spanish explorers conquered what two native empires?

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Aztecs and Incas

Question 26

All of the following were reasons for exploration EXCEPT:

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Islam

Question 27

The movement that resulted in the establishment of Protestant churches is known as the:

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Reformation

Question 28

leading literary figure during the Renaissance who wrote Romeo and Juliet, and Hamlet

Accepted Answer

William Shakespeare

Question 29

Architect, sculptor, and inventor known for the Mona Lisa, and The Last Supper

Accepted Answer

Leonardo Da Vinci

Question 30

For what is the Medici family famous?

Accepted Answer

for being rulers and supporters of the arts

Question 31

Led the Protestant Reformation; nailed up a list of over 95 theses

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther

Question 32

The Renaissance began in __________ and was a philosophical and artistic movement or "rebirth".

Accepted Answer

Italy

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