Regents: Renaissance, Reformation, and Scientific Revolution

Question 1

The leaders of the Catholic Church held this meeting to stop the Protestant Reformation.

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Council of Trent

Question 2

Renaissance participants looked back to what civilizations as a model for learning?

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Rome and Greece

Question 3

Why was King Henry VIII not happy with the Catholic Church?

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he wanted his marriage annuled

Question 4

Copernicus is credit with creating what?

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heliocentric model

Question 5

What was the purpose of Niccolo Machiavelli writing "The Prince"?

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It was a guide for rulers

Question 6

This scientific instrument helps people observe the sky

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telescope

Question 7

Who was the ideal Renaissance man because he was innovative in many fields?

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Leonardo da Vinci

Question 8

What was the response of the Catholic Church to the scientific advancements being made?

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rejected them

Question 9

What was the first thing printed by Gutenberg's printing press?

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Bible

Question 10

What was the philosophy of the Renaissance?

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humanism

Question 11

Who was the most important writer of the Renaissance?

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Shakespeare

Question 12

The war fought between Protestants and Catholics between 1618 and 1648 was the

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Thirty Years' War

Question 13

Known as the "Father of the Reformation" he posted his arguments to a church door

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Martin Luther

Question 14

The strong movement away from some Catholic Church practices became known as the

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Protestant Reformation

Question 15

Who wrote "The Prince"?

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Machiavelli

Question 16

What ended the Thirty Years' War?

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Treaty of Westphalia

Question 17

What church was established under Henry VIII?

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Anglican Church

Question 18

Martin Luther posted this on the door of the WIttenburg Church

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95 Theses

Question 19

What country greatly suffered as a result of the Thirty Years' War?

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Germany

Question 20

Who painted the inside of the Sistine Chapel?

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Michelangelo

Question 21

Who founded the Society of Jesus?

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Ignatius Loyola

Question 22

What did many reformers not agree with that led to them leaving the Catholic Church?

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selling of indulgences

Question 23

The Renaissance is a time period that is known as

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"a rebirth of learning"

Question 24

a pardon for sins committed during a person's lifetime is known as

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indulgence

Question 25

The great expansion of scientific learning after the Renaissance was known as the

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Scientific Revolution

Question 26

Who created the telescope?

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Galileo

Question 27

Where did the Renaissance begin?

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Italy

Question 28

Who supported reason to discover and explain the laws of nature and man?

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Descartes

Question 29

How did Martin Luther claim a person could gain salvation?

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having faith

Question 30

The belief that God determined long ago who would be saved is known as

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predestination

Question 31

Machiavelli said the best kind of ruler was one who ruled as a

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fox and lion

Question 32

Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?

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Italy was wealthy due to trade

Question 33

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

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Leonardo da Vinci

Question 34

The Catholic Church's response to the Protestant Reformation is known as the

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Counter Reformation

Question 35

What was the Catholic Church's response to those who followed humanism?

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opposed humanists

Question 36

What is Johann Gutenberg best known for?

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creating a printing press

Question 37

Their goal was to spread the Catholic faith by sending missionaries out into the world.

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Jesuits

Question 38

What is Isaac Newton best known for?

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discovering gravity

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