Unit 9: Renaissance and Reformation

Developed the printing press with movable type.

Why did Dante Alighieri choose to write in Italian rather than Latin?

All of the following were important trade cities during the Renaissance EXCEPT:

How was northern European art different old Italian art?

What two inventions helped spread the renaissance beyond Italy?

In general, the artists and architects of the Renaissance were financially supported by:

He believed in predestination, as well as the importance of living a good life and obeying God.

Trader from Venice and government official in China.

Sharing power between local and strong central governments.

Who's contribution was MOST important in spreading ideas of the Renaissance beyond Italy?

Christian who protested against the Catholic Church.

Way of thinking and learning that stresses the importance of human abilities and actions.

A poet, sculptor, and painter. Painted the Sistine Chapel.

How did the city of Florence rise to its position of fame?

How did Martin's Luther's ideas about interpreting the Bible differ from the Catholics' ideas?

All of the following were achievements in mathematics except:

A meeting held to discuss and reform practices of the Catholic Church.

Which person is generally credited with starting the Reformation?

In what year did the 30 Years' War begin?

Reformers found fault within the following practices of the Catholic Church except:

Which of the following did the people of the Renaissance understand about astronomy?

He was a politician and writer who wrote 'The Prince'.

Why did Petrarch put so much emphasis on the study of history?