Semester Review: European Renaissance

Semester Review: European Renaissance

The European Renaissance, Protestant Reformation, Scientific Revolution, and the Enlightenment

Multiple Select

Which of the following events were a part of the European Renaissance?

• World War II

• Scientific Revolution

• Protestant Reformation

• Industrial Revolution

• American Revolution

Open Ended

What does the word "renaissance" mean?

Multiple Choice

What does the word Renaissance refer to?

• A period of renewed interest in the arts, based on the Classical period

• A series of wars between competing Italian city-states

• A breakout of infectious diseases that wiped out millions of people

• the migration of Italians to the New World

Multiple Choice

In the Renaissance period, which factor was emphasized by the philosophy of humanism?

• Superiority of medieval thought

• Value of the individual

• Devotion to religion

Multiple Choice

During the Renaissance, which development contributed most to the Protestant Reformation?

• An interest in Ancient Greece and Rome

• Advances in mathematics and science

• Questioning of traditional authority

• Attention to realism and detail

Multiple Choice

The Protestant Reformation and the European Renaissance were similar in that both did which of the following?

• discouraged the growth of strong monarchs

• encouraged people to question tradition

• were led by the military

• supported the return of the Roman Empire

Multiple Choice

How has the Scientific Revolution impacted Science today?

• Scientific theories are proved by history.

• Scientific theories are based on reason and evidence.

• Scientific theories are limited by the beliefs of the Catholic Church.

• Scientific theories are limited by the Absolute Monarch.

Multiple Choice

How were the works of many scientists and philosophers of the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment era similar?

• Received support from the Catholic Church

• Examined natural laws governing the universe

• Built upon the ideas of the medieval thinkers

• Supported the government's theory on Divine Right

Multiple Choice

. . . reason, which is that law teaches all mankind, who would but consult it, that being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions.

John Locke, Two Treatises on Civil Government, 1689

Which concept of the Enlightenment would the passage most likely support?

• Truth can be discovered through reasoning and logic.

• Humankind can and should improve over time.

• People have a right to equality and freedom.

• What is natural is also reasonable.

Poll

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