Until the Scientific Revolution, the traditional authorities were

the Church and ancient scholars.

The final decrees of the Council of Trent

reaffirmed traditional Catholic teachings in opposition to Protestants

What resulted from the Peace of Augsburg in 1555?

Each German prince could decide the religion for his lands.

The main goal of the Jesuits was to

defend, restore, and spread the Catholic faith through education.

Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?

Great wealth from trade and patrons such as the Pope

The Scientific Method was based on the idea that

the truth could come only through investigation.

The publication of Martin Luther’s Ninety-five Theses

attacked the sale of indulgences, beginning the Protestant Reformation.

What triggered the events that resulted in the formation of the Church of England?

Henry VIII wanted a divorce or annulment.

Which is the best example of a theocracy?

A government run by religious leaders.

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1
Who lost power due to the Reformation?
Henry VIII
light bulbs
Martin Luther
the pope
2
Until the Scientific Revolution, the traditional authorities were
Aquinas and his followers.
the Church and ancient scholars.
Plato and Aristotle.
navigators and explorers.
3
The final decrees of the Council of Trent
reaffirmed traditional Catholic teachings in opposition to Protestants
stated that Christians should be nice people.
empowered the Jesuits to find and try heretics.
were ultimately meaningless, since they were never put into practice.
4
Which factor enabled the central ideas of the Protestant Reformation to gain acceptance throughout northern Europe?
the printing press
the Peace of Augsburg
the Council of Trent
the Peasant’s Revolt
5
What resulted from the Peace of Augsburg in 1555?
Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Catholic Church.
The Catholic Church banned the sale of indulgences.
Martin Luther recanted his 95 Theses.
Each German prince could decide the religion for his lands.
6
Which thinker is credited with establishing the basic principles of physics, including natural laws that govern gravity?
Francis Bacon
Isaac Newton
Robert Boyle
Galileo Galilei
7
The main goal of the Jesuits was to
reform Spanish convents and monasteries.
end the growth of Calvinism in England.
defend, restore, and spread the Catholic faith through education.
end corruption within the Catholic Church.
8
Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?
Absolute monarchs banned art in other countries
Great wealth from trade and patrons such as the Pope
The Renaissance began in France
Only Italians had enough horse hair for brushes
9
What radical new perspective did Copernicus’ drawing of the universe reveal?
a lunar perspective
a hypothetical perspective
a heliocentric perspective
a geocentric perspective
10
Who lost power due to the increased secular nature of the Scientific Revolution?
the pope
Louis XIV
Tom Brady
Galileo
11
The Scientific Method was based on the idea that
the scientific theories of the ancients were correct.
the truth could come only through investigation.
scientific laws do not govern nature.
philosophy was the key to learning scientific truths.
12
Which of the following posed theories that brought him into direct conflict with the Church, who forced him to recant?
Aristotle
Francis Bacon
Galileo
Ptolemy
13
The publication of Martin Luther’s Ninety-five Theses
was immediately seen as a threat by local businesses.
became the central text for Anglicanism.
attacked the sale of indulgences, beginning the Protestant Reformation.
was largely ignored until decades after Luther’s death.
14
What triggered the events that resulted in the formation of the Church of England?
The pope rejected the Act of Supremacy.
Henry VIII wanted a divorce or annulment.
The pope would not end Church corruption.
Henry VIII converted to Lutheranism.
15
Which is the best example of a theocracy?
A government run by elected representatives.
A government run by divine monarchs.
A government run by citizens of all religions.
A government run by religious leaders.

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