Renaissance and Reformation

 “Innovations are normally the creation of business people.” Joseph Schumpter, Economic Theorist, (1911) 

With which economic theory would Joseph Schumpter likely have agreed? 

• socialism
• capitlaism
• communism

 Which statement describes a direct effect of the Renaissance on Western Europe?

• The philosophy of humanism brought along a decrease in the power of the Roman Catholic Church.
• Art began to reflect an increased emphasis on religious themes
• Nationalistic movements among the minority ethnic groups in the region declines

Johann Gutenberg invented the ______

• Telephone
• Typewriter
• Printing press

The Protestant Reformation represents a turning point in European history because it

• Allowed religious reformers to escape persecution.
• Standardized all religious writings
• Ended religious unity in Western Europe
• Forced most of Europe’s monarchs to become Protestants.

The cultural period where Greek and Roman ideas were “reborn” was

• Reformation
• Radical
• Reconstruction
• Renaissance

The ______ was a wealthy business family

• Da Vinci
• Medici
• Tudors

"Unless I am convinced by Scripture and plain reason…my conscience is captive to the Word of God. I cannot and I will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand, I cannot do otherwise.”
~Martin Luther, Diet of Worms (1517)
When Martin Luther said “my conscience is captive to the Word of God,” he was referring to his belief in

• The supremacy of the Bible over Church policies.
• Imprisoning those who disagreed with Church teachings.
• Maintaining the unity of the Church.

 A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity

• Humanism
• Realism
• Secularism
• Nationalism

Everyday language of ordinary people

• Secular
• Realism
• Vernacular

Concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters

• Vernacular
• Leader
• Secular