What did the priest Johann Tetzel do that prompted Martin Luther to take action?

Sold indulgences - promising buyers entry to heaven.

Luther said that “Printing was God’s highest act of grace.” What do you think he meant by his statement?

It made the bible - the source religious truth - available to people.

How did Renaissance secular humanists differ from medieval thinkers?

Humanists stressed inquiry and exploration and ideas.

Martin Luther helped shape the Protestant Reformation by:

Successfully challenging abuses of the Catholic Church.

What purposes and themes were common to the writers Erasmus, More, and Rabelais?

Education, social reforms, humanism.

What themes did northern European artists explore?

Peasant life, townspeople, religious themes

Which best describes Shakespeare's genius as a writer?

He expressed universal themes in everyday settings.

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10.2/10.3 Northern Renaissance - Protestant Reformation

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What did the priest Johann Tetzel do that prompted Martin Luther to take action?
Challenged Luther to defend his 95 theses.
Sold bibles printed in Latin
Accused Luther of heresy.
Sold indulgences - promising buyers entry to heaven.
2
Only after 1450 did northern Europe enjoy the ___that had supported the Renaissance in Italy.
Economic growth
Witch hunts
Bubonic plague
Religious themes in art
3
Luther said that “Printing was God’s highest act of grace.” What do you think he meant by his statement?
He wanted to make a lot of money in publishing so he was building up brand.
It made the bible - the source religious truth - available to people.
He believed new technology was the work of the devil.
His dad was a printer and he thought his dad was really God.
4
How did Renaissance secular humanists differ from medieval thinkers?
Humanists stressed inquiry and exploration and ideas.
Humanists did not to emphasize individual achievements.
Humanists focused their work on Biblical studies.
Humanists focused on a narrow, specialized area of study.
5
Which of the following northern humanist would have most appreciated bibles in the vernacular?
Erasmus
Sir Thomas More
Shakespeare
Rabelais
6
Martin Luther helped shape the Protestant Reformation by:
Working with Jews and Muslims.
Selling many indulgences.
Setting up a theocracy in Geneva, Switzerland
Successfully challenging abuses of the Catholic Church.
7
Which of Calvin's beliefs set him apart from Catholics?
link between personal wealth and salvation
Predestination
papal infallibility
acceptance of religious rituals
8
What invention aided the spread of the Renaissance?
The discovery of Roman ruins in Northern Europe
The printing press
Church services offered with more secular meaning
Manuscripts in the vernacular
9
What purposes and themes were common to the writers Erasmus, More, and Rabelais?
The relationship between people and God; how to take religion seriously.
Education, social reforms, humanism.
How rulers could get and hold on to power in the new Renaissance era.
How to paint landscapes that were more realistic.
10
What themes did northern European artists explore?
Prosperity, wealth, upper classes
Tranquility, space, chill-zones
Greek and Roman Mythology
Peasant life, townspeople, religious themes
11
What was the first book printed with the printing press?
The Bible
Plato's Republic
The Courtier
The Prince
12
Which best describes Shakespeare's genius as a writer?
He expressed universal themes in everyday settings.
He explored radical ideas.
He made stories about boring topics seem more interesting.
He always pressed for ways to improve society.
13
True or false: The Northern Renaissance happened before the Renaissance in Italy.
True
False

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