WORLD HISTORY II: SOL OBJECTIVE 2
(Objectives 2-3 correspond with Background to the Renaissance & Reformation and
Ch. 1 Note Packets.)
1. Please locate the following places on the map of the Eastern Hemisphere:
England, France, Spain, Russia, the Ottoman Empire, Persia, China, Mughal
India, the Songhai Empire.
2. Please locate the following places on the map of the Western Hemisphere: the
Inca Empire and the Aztec Empire.
3. The Renaissance means rebirth of _____________________________ from
Greece and Rome and the birth of the _______________________________.
4. Where did the Renaissance begin?
Where did it spread?
5. Name two famous Renaissance artists.
6. Who was the most gifted playwright during the Renaissance?
7. Define humanism.
Who was the most famous humanist from this period?
8. By 1500, where was Judaism concentrated?
9. By 1500, where was Christianity concentrated?
10. By 1500, where was Islam concentrated?
11. By 1500, where was Hinduism concentrated?
12. By 1500, where was Buddhism concentrated?
13. What connected Asia to the Mediterranean Sea?
14. What connected Europe to the Indian Ocean?
15. Regional trading patterns were a means of providing an exchange of
________________ and ________________.
16. List four items that Europe obtained from China?
17. What products did Europe gain from India?
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18. What did Europe gain from the Middle East?
WORLD HISTORY II: OBJECTIVE 3
1. For centuries the ____________________________ Church had little competition
in religious thought and action. The resistance of the Church to change led to the
__________________________________.
2. What challenged the Church’s view of usury?
3. German and English nobles did not like the fact that _________________
dominated the Church.
4. The Church’s great _________________ power and ______________ caused
conflict.
5. Church __________________ and the sale of ____________________ were
widespread and unpopular.
6. Which German monk challenged the Roman Catholic Church and began the
Protestant Reformation by writing the 95 Theses?
7. He believed that salvation came by ______________ alone; the ____________
was the ultimate authority; and that all humans were ____________ before God.
8. John Calvin was another important figure in the Protestant Reformation. He
believed in _____________________—that a person was destined from birth for
either heaven or hell.
9. Calvin believed that a person’s faith was revealed if they lived a _____________
___________. He also believed in the Protestant _________________. His
actions expanded the Protestant Reformation to Geneva, Switzerland.
10. Who began the Protestant Reformation in England?
11. Henry VIII dismissed the Pope’s authority because he wanted to ______________
his wife, Catherine of Aragon. Who became the head of the national church in
England?
12. What did he do with the lands and wealth of the Roman Catholic Church in
England?
13. Which English queen made the Anglican Church the official church in
England?
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14. Under Queen Elizabeth, England also defeated the _____________________
in 1588.
15. The Reformation also led to a number of important _______________ and
______________ changes. Religious differences produced a number of
____________.
16. Princes in which area of Germany converted to Protestantism?
17. Which family and empire continued to support the Roman Catholic Church?
18. Which devastating war between Catholics and Protestants did this result in?
19. What were French Protestants known as?
20. Which law gave the Huguenots limited freedom of worship?
21. Who was the English dissenter prior to Martin Luther who challenged many
of the Catholic Church’s practices and translated the New Testament into
English?
22. Which Bohemian dissenter prior to Martin Luther challenged many of the
Catholic Church’s practices and was burned at the stake?
23. Catholics opposed to the Protestant Reformation launched the CounterReformation. During the Counter-Reformation, the __________________
reaffirmed most of the Catholic Church’s doctrine and practices, including the
sale of indulgences.
24. Which religious group was founded to spread Catholic doctrine around the world?
25. What was used to reinforce Catholic doctrine?
26. Initially, the Reformation divided the countries of Europe on religious principles.
Gradually, though, __________________________ emerged.
27. What was invented by Johann Gutenberg in 1452?
28. What did this invention do to the literacy rate?
29. What was the first book printed on the printing press?
In which three languages was it printed?
30. The printing press helped spread the ideas of the ___________________ and the
__________________________.
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