Why was Italy the birthplace of the Renaissance?

bc Italy was wealthy due to trade & $ to spend on luxuries

What was an important effect of the invention of the printing press?

It increased literacy and education across Europe

To become a humanist, which of the following strategies should you follow in order to do so?

Study classical writings and learn Greek and Latin languages

Why were citizens unhappy with the Catholic Church around 1500 AD?

Some of the Catholic clergy had become corrupt and greedy

The Counter (Catholic) Reformation is best defined as:

Revival effort within Catholic Church to fix major problems

Which of the following was NOT part of the Catholic Counter Reformation?

Martin Luther was burned at the stake

The Calvinists differed from all other Protestant groups in their beliefs of:

Having communion (Lord's Supper)

What made Martin Luther's statements against the Catholic Church so controversial?

Martin Luther was a Catholic monk himself

Martin Luther's Ninety-five Theses:

attacked the abuses of the Catholic Church

Luther protested the practice of selling indulgences. What was that practice?

The church sold certificates to get loved ones into heaven

What event officially started the Protestant Reformation?

Luther posting his 95Theses on the church door at Wittenberg

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1
The ideas of the Renaissance and Reformation were quickly spread through what invention?
Telegram
Telescope
Printing press
Typewriter
2
Who invented the printing press?
Donatello
Gutenberg
Michelangelo
Raphael
3
Why was Italy the birthplace of the Renaissance?
Italy had special pigments to make paint.
Schools in Italy were better than other areas of Euro
The Kings in Italy were the most educated
bc Italy was wealthy due to trade & $ to spend on luxuries
4
The Medici Family was important to the Renaissance in that they:
both
Were like bankers and loaned money
sponsored Renaissance art
neither
5
This belief focuses on the person, to be a person of worth, strive to be the best you can be
Secularism
Individualism
Cronyism
Humanism
6
The Renaissance was a “rebirth” in all of the following areas EXCEPT:
Art
Education
Health of the people
Science
7
The Renaissance included all of the following ideas/beliefs EXCEPT:
Growth of art and culture
A return to the classic civilizations
Science was the center of life
Humanism
8
What was an important effect of the invention of the printing press?
It led to a renewed study of Latin and Greek
It lead to the development of public libraries
Gutenberg used his wealth from it to support artists
It increased literacy and education across Europe
9
The approximate time period of the Renaissance was
1400-1600
1300-1700
1300-1650
1400-1700
10
Which belief did Martin Luther say was the way to reach heaven?
Reliance on the Pope
Salvation by faith alone
Buying of indulgences in necessary
Salvation by good works
11
To become a humanist, which of the following strategies should you follow in order to do so?
Study classical writings and learn Greek and Latin languages
Free your serfs and open a new marketplace.
Leave the Catholic Church to join the Protestant church.
Enter a monastery and copy books during the day.
12
All of the following would be examples of Protestant churches EXCEPT:
Catholic
Lutheran
Anabaptist
Calvinism
13
Why were citizens unhappy with the Catholic Church around 1500 AD?
The church was too concerned with money
Some of the Catholic clergy had become corrupt and greedy
The system of indulgences did not help poor people
All of the above
14
Amish are descendants from the
Anglicans
Lutherans
Anabaptists
Calvinists
15
Martin Luther took action because he strongly disagreed with what Catholic practice?
The selling of indulgences
Simony--paying for church postitions
Priests and Popes having children
The granting of divorces
16
The Counter (Catholic) Reformation is best defined as:
New interest in the classics by the humanists
Revival effort within Catholic Church to fix major problems
The decision to eliminate the Catholic Church
The movement that created the new Protestant church
17
Which of the following was NOT part of the Catholic Counter Reformation?
The Pope called the Council of Trent
Indulgences were outlawed
Martin Luther was burned at the stake
Latin version of the Bible is the only acceptable version
18
The Act of Supremacy declared this person the head of the Church of England (Anglican)?
John Calvin
Charles V
Martin Luther
Henry VIII
19
During the Renaissance, there was renewed interest in which ancient civilizations?
China and Greece
Sumeria and India
Greece and Rome
Egypt and Rome
20
The Calvinists differed from all other Protestant groups in their beliefs of:
Having communion (Lord's Supper)
Interpreting the Bible as the sole source of authority
Late baptism
Predestination
21
What made Martin Luther's statements against the Catholic Church so controversial?
Luther thought the sale of indulgences should be doubled
Luther claimed that he was planning to assassinate the Pope
Martin Luther was a Catholic monk himself
Luther promoted the idea of burning Catholics at the stake
22
Martin Luther's Ninety-five Theses:
became the central text for Calvinism
attacked the abuses of the Catholic Church
was largely ignored until decades after Luther's death
was immediately seen as a threat by local businesses
23
Luther protested the practice of selling indulgences. What was that practice?
Church members bought indulgences to reach higher offices
Indulgences permitted priests to marry and have children
A way of upgrading prayers in the hope God would answer them
The church sold certificates to get loved ones into heaven
24
What event officially started the Protestant Reformation?
Luther posting his 95Theses on the church door at Wittenberg
Johann Tetzel selling indulgences in Germany
Luther being kidnapped by Frederick of Saxony
Luther being deemed a heretic at his trial in Worms
25
Humanists believed the focus of life should be on ___________ instead of __________.
Individuals; religion
Education; art
Religion; humans
Kings; nobles

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