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Beliefs and Values in the Renaissance
Beliefs and Values in the Renaissance
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A review for this theme in our grade 8 Social Studies unit on the Renaissance
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1
Humanism was the belief that_______
Humans have no value unless they are rich and titled
Humans have potential to attain excellence in many areas
Human beings are created in the image of God
Human beings need to obey, not think for themselves
2
What statement does NOT belong with "Humanism"
Don't ask questions about the world or about political power.
The dignity and potential of the individual
People should be skilled in many areas
Humans can use the power of reason
3
Emerging architecture took its cues from_____________________civilization
the ancient Mesopotamian
the ancient Greek
the ancient Roman
Both 1 and 3 are correct
4
What was the name given to the new church denomination, created by followers of Martin Luther?
Catholicism
Agnosticism
Atheism
Protestantism
5
This technique became standard in visual art in the Renaissance
the use of colour
female artists
religious themes
perspective
6
What were indulgences?
Enjoying too much wine
Written edicts granting loved ones or oneself to skip purgatory after death
Excusing someone's excessive behaviours
Naughty desserts
7
One major focus of Humanism was
Both red and blue are correct
None of the answers are correct
A belief in the individual to excel in many ways
Understanding the human anatomy
8
Who was the printing press invented by?
Johannes Guttenberg
Johannes Goodenough
Johannes Gooderham
John Bunyan
9
What does NOT belong in the Scientific Method?
Test your hypothesis
Observe the results
Make your best gues
Make a hypothesis
10
Which of the following is NOT an element of the changes in literature, during the Renaissance:
Literature was published in the vernacular.
Literature was only written in Latin
Women began to be published
Poetry became more emotionally personal in content
11
The artist who is known as a true "
Renaissance
Man" (well-rounded in many disciplines) was:
Leonardo daVinci
Michelangelo
Machiavelli
Pablo Picasso
12
Luther exposed the corruption in the Church after learning about the practice of______________
Indulgences
communion
confession
paying tithes
13
What was one unintended effects of Luther's Reformation?
thousands slaughtered by those with opposing religious views
People stopped going to church
The Church split into Roman Catholic and Protestant churches
Both 1 and 2 are correct
14
The
Scientific Method
includes all of the following EXCEPT for:
Observation
Experimentation
Conclusions, based on evidence
Opinions
15
What was the main catalyst for many of the beliefs and values that emerged in the Renaissance?
The Black Plague
The Crusades
The Church
The Silk Road
16
Which inventions became catalysts for tremendous leaps forward in knowledge and exploration?
The printing press
Better telescopes
The compass
Both 2 and 3 are correct
17
What were the pieces of religious artifacts called that people paid to visit?
Retribution
Riches
Realities
Relics
18
Who would Luther argue with in his "cell"?
His mentor
God
Himself
The Devil--Satan
19
What was Luther's famous "Stand"
None of the answers are correct
He would not recant his writings about scriptural authority
He would stand with the Catholic faith
He would stand with the Crusaders of the Catholic faith
20
What NEW element was introduced into the composition of artwork?
Settings were religious
Religious content
Only lessons the Church would have allowed were depicted.
Settings were often localized to where the artist lived
21
What was a big change in the depictions of Art Scenes?
Art scenes were used to teach morality
Both blue and yellow are correct
Religious scenes became obsolete
Historical scenes were now set in Italy
22
What was the greatest leap forward in medicine during the Renaissance?
Psychiatry
Using leeches to heal people
Blood-letting
The study of human anatomy
23
How was Math NOT used in NEW ways during the Renaissance?
In art--to form "perspective" in paintings
In the Scientific Method
In cooking
In the merchant class--for accounting
24
Which astronomer figured out that the planets made an elliptical orbit around the sun?
Copernicus
Aeschylus
da Vinci
Kepler
25
Which astronomer discovered that the Earth was not the centre of the solar system?
da Vinci
None of the answers are correct
Copernicus
Medici
