How did Henry VIII break with the Catholic Church?

By passing the Act of Supremacy

Why was the printing press so revolutionary?

It lowered book prices and spread ideas

What was William Shakespeare best known for?

Writing plays with deep human insight

What factors helped the Renaissance spread north?

Recovery from plague and trade growth

What events made people of the Renaissance reconsider their views on life and society?

War and plague made survivors question the Church and society.

What was Thomas More’s Utopia about?

An ideal society with little use for money

What key Renaissance ideas still influence modern thought?

The classics, art, literature, politics, etc.

How was the Northern Renaissance different from the Italian Renaissance?

It focused more on religious ideas

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1
What major issue sparked Luther's Reformation?
Church's new monastic rules
Church's support for peasants
Church's art commissions
Church's sale of indulgences
2
What led Italian artists and writers to move north in 1494?
The fall of Rome
A ban on Renaissance art
Warfare in Italy
A major flood
3
Why did economic growth start in northern Italian city-states?
The discovery of new lands
The growth of agriculture
The Bubonic plague’s impact
The invention of paper money
4
How did Henry VIII break with the Catholic Church?
By exiling reformers
By passing the Act of Supremacy
By converting to Calvinism
By supporting the Jesuits
5
Why was the printing press so revolutionary?
It lowered book prices and spread ideas
It created new types of weapons
It replaced the feudal system
It made only religious texts available
6
What was William Shakespeare best known for?
Writing plays with deep human insight
Leading Renaissance armies
Painting religious murals
Inventing the printing press
7
What qualities were expected of a "Renaissance man"?
Focus on farming skills
Military strength only
Education, charm, and talent
Devotion to religion only
8
What new artistic and architectural techniques were used?
No use of proportions
Only abstract designs
Flat, symbolic figures
Perspective and chiaroscuro
9
When did the Renaissance spread to northern Europe?
1300s
1500s
1400s
1200s
10
What factors helped the Renaissance spread north?
The rise of feudalism
The invention of the steam engine
The decline of education
Recovery from plague and trade growth
11
Which Flemish painter was known for painting peasants and everyday life?
Raphael
Pieter Bruegel
Jan Van Eyck
Michelangelo
12
What was the goal of Christian humanists like Erasmus?
To end all religious beliefs
To expand medieval traditions
To make religion stricter
To improve society
13
How did Renaissance views on human life change from the Middle Ages?
Religion was abandoned
People valued human potential
Achievements were seen as sinful
Focus shifted to science only
14
How did the fall of the Byzantine Empire help the Renaissance?
It weakened the Catholic Church
Scholars brought Greek texts
It spread the Black Plague
It increased trade routes
15
Which event ended the religious war in Germany?
The Council of Trent
The Peasants’ Revolt
The Peace of Augsburg
The Diet of Worms
16
What events made people of the Renaissance reconsider their views on life and society?
The discovery of the Americas and the expansion of trade routes.
War and plague made survivors question the Church and society.
The invention of the steam engine.
The rise of communism and the fall of monarchies.
17
What was Albrecht Dürer known for?
Sculpting only religious figures
Writing poetry
Realistic paintings & woodcuts
Gothic architecture
18
What was Thomas More’s Utopia about?
An ideal society with little use for money
A war between England and France
A history of the Catholic Church
A land with greed and corruption
19
Where and when did the European Renaissance begin?
In England 1200s
In Germany 1400s
In France 1300s
In Italy 1300s
20
What key Renaissance ideas still influence modern thought?
New technologies, factories
The classics, art, literature, politics, etc.
21
What was Martin Luther's main belief?
Salvation by faith alone
Salvation by clerical power
Salvation by works only
Salvation through rituals
22
What role did the Medici family play in Renaissance Florence?
They led military campaigns
They were powerful bankers
They ruled all of Italy
They opposed the arts
23
How did Renaissance painting differ from Medieval art?
Only kings were painted
Artists used only bright colors
It had a more realistic style
No religious themes were used
24
Who established Calvinism and taught predestination?
Thomas More
Martin Luther
Jan Huss
John Calvin
25
How was the Northern Renaissance different from the Italian Renaissance?
It had no connection to humanism
It focused more on religious ideas
It rejected classical influence
It only included sculpture

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