Modern European History: Nikula
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Renaissance/Reformation Review Sheet
What are 4 main branches of Protestantism (in the 1600s)?
Lutheranism, Anglicanism, Puritanism, Calvinism, Anabaptism
2.
What are 2 reasons why the Renaissance started in Italy?
City-states; classical (Greek/Roman) heritage; strong merchant class
3.
What are 2 reasons why Martin Luther criticized the Catholic Church?
Sale of indulgences; salvation through good works; excesses of the Pope; loss of religious path
4.
Which form of humanism was more popular in the North, and which in the South?
North: Christian humanism; South: secular humanism
5.
Give some characteristics of a typical Renaissance man.
Multi-talented; well-read; classical scholar
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How many branches of Catholicism are there?
7.
_D Martin Luther___ was excommunicated by the Catholic Church.
8.
Briefly describe feudalism?
one
System in which there is a set hierarchy and there is a trade-off (typically loyalty/taxes/food going up the
hierarchy and protection/land in return)
9. Which description best matches the word clergy? b) Officials who perform religious services
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What are two ways that the Catholic Church tried to attract new members?
Missionaries; baroque music; reforms
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What was the goal of the Council of Trent? C) To reform the Catholic Church
12. Who organized the Council of Trent? B) Pope Paul III
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Who posted the 95 Theses? B) Martin Luther
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Which of the following words means concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters?
c) secular
True/False 15.
__F__The Vernacular is Latin because that is the language the Bible is written in.
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__T___ The Renaissance began in Southern Europe and then spread to Northern Europe
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__F___ Martin Luther's actions became known as the Reformation and it led to the founding of
Christian Churches that approved of the Pope's authority.
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How did the invention of the printing press change society?
Allowed for books to be printed faster/cheaper/more widespread
Helped to spread education for all
Bible now printed in the vernacular
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What did Martin Luther object to that the church had been selling? D) indulgences
20. Who are the two missionary groups? Jesuits and Carmelites
21. What did the Jesuits want to resist the spread of? B) Protestantism
22. Scenario: You accidentally hear a classmate’s conversation, and you overhear the word ‘secular’
being used. What word do you immediately think of to follow this?
Humanism (or perhaps worldly)
23. What
did the Medici spend a lot of money on and why? Art: as a political strategy
24.
Which of the below would NOT belong to the clergy?
C) altar boy
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What is the root of the word Anglicanism?
26.
Who was famous for their patronage during the Renaissance?
Anglia (England)
B) the medici
27.
You have just been told that you have been excommunicated. What is the result of this?
Kicked out of the church by the Pope. Can’t go to heaven.
28. Who invented perspective? C) Brunelleschi
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What was the chosen religion of Queen Elizabeth I?
Anglicanism
30. What is the root of the word renaissance? How does this describe what the Renaissance was?
Birth: this was a re-birth of old/classical ideas
31. Who used the phrase “Justification by faith alone?”
D) Luther
32. What was Luther’s goal with the 95 theses?
To fix/reform the Catholic Church (not to create his own new religion!!)
33. Machiavelli’s most famous work was named after which member of royalty? D) Prince
34. _____ is the everyday speech of the people.
B) Vernacular
35. What did the Peace of Augsburg declare?
That all princes/rulers in the Holy Roman Empire could choose their own religion (decreed by Charles V)
36. One of your classmates tells you that Sir Thomas More believed in the idea "it is better to be
feared than loved." How would you respond to this statement?
Wait, More didn’t say that, Machiavelli did. Machiavelli meant that leaders need to rule through to fear to get
reach their goals.
37. Which of these historical figures helped settle the Peace of Augsburg? B) Charles V
38. When did the Renaissance take place?
C) 1400s-1500s
39. List 3 ways that Lutheranism differed from Catholicism?
Salvation by faith alone; all believers are equal; bible is the source of religious teaching; bible in vernacular
40. In the Peace of Augsburg, Each German prince chooses to be Catholic or Protestant.