Renaissance & Reformation

Middle Ages or Renaissance:  A renewed interest in classical learning.

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Middle Ages or Renaissance : The crossbow and longbow were technological advancements.

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Middle Ages or Renaissance: The Black Plague killed one-third of all Europeans.

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Middle Ages or Renassance: More people learned to read as a result of Johannes Gutenberg’s invention.

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Middle Ages or Renaissance: Humanists contribute to the weakening of the Roman Catholic Church because they questioned    accepted beliefs.

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Middle Ages or Renaissance: The Hundred Year’s War helped create a new sense of nationalism for France and England.

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The main culprits in the spread of the Bubonic Plague to humans were

• Rats
• Fleas
• Dogs
• Bats

What was the purpose of Magna Carta?

• to make the Church weaker
• to give the king more power
• to strengthen common law
• to protect the rights of nobles

How did trade support the Renaissance?

• A. Goods were produced locally on the manor.  
• B. Wealthy merchants and banks buy art and build new buildings.
• C. Trade with Asia and the Middle East spread new learning.  
• B and C

What did the first Protestants protest against?

• the humanist philosophy
• decrees by King Henry VIII
• corruption in the Catholic Church
• the reformation of government