Renaissance and Reformation

Which time period had a LARGER focus on organized religion and religious tradition?

• The Middle Ages
• The Renaissance

This event marked the rebirth of art and learning In Europe after the Middle Ages

• Protestant Reformation
• Counter Reformation
• Renaissance
• Age of Absolutism

What BEST describes what happened during the Protestant Reformation?

• The Catholic Church's membership increased dramatically
• Different Christian groups broke away from the Catholic Church
• Europeans once again studied Ancient Greek and Roman ideas

The printing press __________ the power of the Catholic Church

• Increased
• Decreased

What statement BEST describes a Protestant?

• A member of the Eastern Orthodox Church
• A member of the Catholic Church
• A Christian who is not Catholic nor Orthodox
• A Shi'a Muslim

The Protestant Reformation began in...

• Spain
• Italy
• England
• The German States

What is an accurate statement about Martin Luther?

• He believed in the authority of the Pope
• He was a strong supporter of the Catholic Church
• He supported the idea of indulgences
• He believed the Catholic Catholic Church was corrupt and ungodly

What did the Protestant Reformation encourage people to do?

• Accept the idea of indulgences
• Support the Catholic Church
• Break away from the Catholic Church and form new Christian Churches
• Swear allegiance to the Pope

Martin Luther believed that you were saved by...

• Church membership
• Always being loyal to church tradition
• Faith in Christ
• Paying indulgences

What statement BEST describes the Counter-Reformation?

• When Henry the 8th took England out of the Catholic Church
• When art and learning began to flourish in Europe after the Middle Ages
• When the Catholic Church tried to fix itself and get people to come back to it