Renaissance / Reformation review--6th

Which of the following Renaissance persons used a telescope to observe planets revolving around the sun?

• Copernicus

• Newton

• Galileo

• Petrarch

Which new approach to scientific thought is illustrated in the excerpt?

• Rejecting religious teachings about the physical world

• Employing laboratories to confirm the results of theories

• Using direct observation instead of relying on previous beliefs

• adhering to the practices passed down by the Greeks and Romans

Which fundamental artistic technique still used today was developed in the Renaissance and is demonstrated in the painting and schematic?

• Chiaroscuro

• Contrapposto

• Foreshortening

• Linear perspective

In what say does the painting illustrate advances that were being made during the Reniassance?

• The subjects are both trained navigators.

• Many pictured items were discovered in the Americas.

• Two globes and navigational instruments are pictured.

• Influences from Greek and Roman architecture can be seen.

Which factor contributed most to the development of the Renaissance in Italy?

• City-states in Italy had become wealthy from trade.

• Nobles in Italy had been military leaders in the Crusades.

• The Catholilc Church provided political stability to the region.

• The region had become politically unified under one Italian king.

The most immediate cause of the Reformation included--

• Erasmus' publishing of The Praise of Folly

• Martin Luther's posting of the Ninety-Five Theses

• John Calvin's establishment of a theocracy in Geneva

• Henry VIII's plea to Pope Clement VII for an annulment

A new theological doctrine that emerged from the Protestant Reformation included the idea of (what was necessary for a person to get into heaven) ---

• good works

• salvation by grace

• sacramental tradition

• indulgences as forgiveness

As a result of the Renaissance, many European political powers were able to--

• build an alliance against the Ottomans

• take cotrol of trade in the Idian Ocean

• establish large overseas colonial empires

• eliminate the power of the Catholic Church

The changing social view that emphasized the growing individualism and secularism emerging during the European Renaissance came to be known as --

• enlightenment

• humanism

• rebirth

• reformation

What economic change in Europe during the Renaissance facilitated the art that characterized the time period?

• Introduction of paper currency that was in higher demand by artists

• Creation of a barter system that allowed artists to trade more easily

• Growth of a merchant class with additional income used to patron the arts

• Development of government programs that paid for the educatio of artists