Humanism Test Review

Question 1

What are the Medici family of Florence best known for?

Accepted Answer

Bankers and merchants that were patrons of the arts

Question 2

The following events of the Protestant Reformation occurred in 1517, 1521, and 1534. Which event happened in 1521?

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The Diet of Worms convenes.

Question 3

One reason why Italy became the birthplace of the Renaissance was that

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Italy was had geographic advantages and established trade routes.

Question 4

What idea emerged because of the Protestant Reformation and is also reflected in modern democratic governments?

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self-government & participation

Question 5

How did growing secularism influence European writers during the Renaissance?

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They wrote more books about non-religious subjects.

Question 6

One of the Catholic Church’s goals in holding the Council of Trent was to

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ending the practice of indulgences and properly training priests

Question 7

What was the main goal of the Jesuits during the Counter-Reformation?

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to reform the Catholic Church through good works

Question 8

An example of the Catholic Church’s censorship during the Renaissance was

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Forcing Galileo to recant his statements of a “heliocentric” theory

Question 9

What was the main motivation people began to move into towns and cities during Renaissance Era?

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for better job opportunities and better wages

Question 10

Which of the following best describes a typical Renaissance painting?

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People and backgrounds are painted in a way that mimics real life.

Question 11

The theory of gravity, which helps explain the movement of the planets, was developed by the scientist ___________

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Newton.

Question 12

How does the map of the Mediterranean region in the 1400s help explain why the Renaissance began in Italy?

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Major trade routes went through Italy.

Question 13

Henry VIII made himself head of the Church of England because the Pope would not give him...

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a divorce

Question 14

Those individuals that study the Classical Period and believed that all people could achieve great things were called...

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Humanists

Question 15

What is the effect of Gutenberg inventing the moveable type printing press?

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Literacy increases among ordinary people.

Question 16

The printing press and what other factor helped to increase literacy during the Renaissance?

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use of the vernacular

Question 17

During the Reformation, many new _____?______were _______?_______.

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churches… formed

Question 18

How did the Peace of Augsburg change Germany?

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It turned Germany into states that allowed for different religions.

Question 19

The astronomer Copernicus challenged traditional beliefs by suggesting that

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the Earth moves around the sun.

Question 20

This artist is known for painting religious scenes from the Bible on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

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Michelangelo

Question 21

What was Galileo’s great contribution to modern science?

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His improved telescope led to many important astronomical discoveries.

Question 22

Feudalism grew weaker and began to decline when

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trade and industry grew in towns and cities.

Question 23

During the 1300’s, what caused 1/3 of Europe’s population to die?

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The Bubonic Plague

Question 24

In what ways did Leonardo da Vinci’s painting, Mona Lisa, reflect the new concerns and techniques of Renaissance art?

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realistic depiction of human figures

Question 25

This type of art used perspective and background detail to show the importance of people and nature.

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Renaissance

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