Renaissance Ch. 17

What were Desiderius Erasmus and Thomas More?

• Flemish Painters
• Christian Humanist
• German Painters
• patrons of arts

What was the first full-sized Gutenberg printed?

• Romeo and Juliet
• Utopia
• the Bible
• The Prince

For what is the Medici family famous for?

• For being rulers and supporters of the arts
• for being religious reforms
• for being artist
• for being writers

Luther protested the practice of selling indulgences.  What was that practice?

• Charles V told his beople that buying indulgences was a way to earn a way to heaven
• Indulegences permitted priest to marry and have children
• Clergy members bout indulgences to reach higher offices
• Sold pardons that released people from performing penalties for their sins. 

In what way did Leonardo da Vinci represent the Renaissance man?

• He painted the Mona Lisa while holding scientific discussions.
• He used perspective in all of his drawings and paintings.
• He was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist
• He lived in Italy during the 1500s

What was the Renaissance a rebirth of?

• chilvalry and tournaments
• Christian devotion 
• good health after the plague
• art and learning

Who declared himself the head of the English Church?

• John Knox
• Martin Luther
• Henry VIII
• Emperor Charles V

Why was block printing more useful in Europe than in China?

• The Chinese had invented movable type but not the printing press.
• Chinese paper was difficult to print on.
• All the options listed.
• European languages had a smaller number of characters than Chinese.

Which of the following was a major reason for the Reformation?

• The Church was threatening to excommunicate the king of France.

• The pope in Rome insisted on speaking only Latin.

• European merchants paying taxes to the Church in Rome.

• Martin Luther said he could interpret the Bible better than the pope.

How did Italy’ s location help it become the birthplace of the Renaissance?

• Italy had access to Roman ruins and ancient Greek manuscripts from Constantinople
• Italy was protected from the rest of Europe by the Alps
• The bubonic plague had not reached the southern tip of Eurpe.
• Ideas could be spread easily by means of Italy's fleet