Unit 1: Renaissance, Reformation & Exploration.

What was the Renaissance a rebirth of?

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

The study of classical texts caused humanists to focus on what subject?

• human potential and achievements
• an understanding of early Christianity
• an understanding of ancient Muslim values
• Roman law & government

For what is the Medici family famous?

• for being artists
• for being writers
• for bein rulers & supporters of the arts
• for being religious reformers

What were Desiderius Erasmus and Thomas More?

• German painters
• Flemish painters
• patrons of the arts
• Christian Humanists

What was the first full-sized book Gutenberg printed?

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

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

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

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

• Clergy members bought indulgences to reach higher offices.
• the clergy sold pardons that released people from performing penalties for their sins.
• Charles V told his people that buying indulgences was a way to earn a way to heaven.
• Indulgences permitted priests to marry & have children.

Who declared himself the head of the English Church?

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

What was one of John Calvin's major teachings?

• humanism
• adult baptism
• indulgences
• predestination

Who was the important Catholic Reformer who founded the Jesuit order?

• Katarina Zell
• Girolamo Savonarola
• Ignatius of Loyola
• Pope Paul III