APEH Benchmark #1: CH 12 RENAISSANCE

Question 1

During the Renaissance, why was the Church unable to reform itself?

Accepted Answer

The popes would not agree to it.

Question 2

The idea of society's focus on man and the natural world (instead of the church) is called . .

Accepted Answer

secularism

Question 3

Milan, Venice, Florence, the Papal States, and Naples were

Accepted Answer

Italian City States

Question 4

Name the famous marriage that united 2 ruling families in Spain

Accepted Answer

Ferdinand and Isabella

Question 5

Leonardo Da Vinci, Michaelangelo, Donatello, and Rafael were . .

Accepted Answer

the 4 masters of the Renaissance

Question 6

"The end justifies the means" was the philosophy of . . .

Accepted Answer

Macchiovelli

Question 7

Name 2 famous people from the Northern Renaissance.

Accepted Answer

Erasmus and Thomas Moore

Question 8

How did Humanism affect art?

Accepted Answer

Paintings became more realistic and less religious

Question 9

Why did Italian Renaissance start in Italy?

Accepted Answer

Italy was urban and wealthy.

Question 10

The idea that people should study the Greek and Roman classics is called . . .

Accepted Answer

Humanism

Question 11

What was the Church doing during the Renaissance in addition to religious duties?

Accepted Answer

Making money and getting involved in politics

Question 12

What were the 3 big ideas of the Renaissance

Accepted Answer

Humanism, Individualism, Secularism

Question 13

Reduced power of nobility and clergy; government bureaucracy; and new source of money were

Accepted Answer

characteristics of New Monarchies

Question 14

Who was the father of humanism?

Accepted Answer

Petrarch

Question 15

The idea of using humanism to serve the public and work for the government is called . .

Accepted Answer

Civic Humanism

Question 16

How was Northern Renaissance different than Italian Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

It remained more religious than the Italian Renaissance.

Question 17

Why did Ferdinand and Isabella make the Catholic Church the official state religion of Spain?

Accepted Answer

To gain power and make church less powerful

Question 18

Who was expelled from Spain during the rule of Ferdinand and Isabella?

Accepted Answer

Jews and Muslims

Question 19

Beliefs that went against the Catholic Church were considered . . .

Accepted Answer

Heresy

Question 20

The idea of combining humanism with a focus on Christianity is

Accepted Answer

Christian Humanism

Question 21

Society became more literate due to the invention of the . .

Accepted Answer

Printing press

Question 22

Who believed that humans were special because they could make a decision to be good or bad?

Accepted Answer

Pico de Mirandola

Question 23

During the Renaissance, England, France and Spain became . . .

Accepted Answer

New Monarchies

Question 24

The idea that the human being is more important than the church is called . . .

Accepted Answer

Individualism

APEH Benchmark #1: CH 12 RENAISSANCE

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APEH Benchmark #1: CH 12 RENAISSANCE

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