Unit 08: The Renaissance and the Scientific Revolution

Luther believed that salvation could be achieved through faith alone. What is this belief called?

• justification through faith

• salvation through time

• heaven through faith

• purgatory

Luther criticized the Roman Catholic Church for

• selling indulgences

• preaching forgiveness

• translating the Bible into German

• believing in the Bible

Gutenberg helped the spread of Renaissance ideas by

• developing a revolutionary printing method

• opening a school in Venice for northern Europeans

• opening a school in Florence for sculptors

• bringing Leonardo da Vinci and other scholars to Paris

The purchase of a certificate of indulgence was supposed to provide

• a position in the Catholic Church

• a position in the civil service

• a reduction of the punishment for sins

• freedom from feudal obligations

The Renaissance began in the city-states of this European country

• England

• France

• Germany

• Italy

What is humanism?

• The idea that human achievements should be celebrated more than religious ideas.

• The idea that religious ideas should be celebrated more than human achievements.

• An emphasis on humanity over animal rights

• Giving non-living things human-like characteristics

What action did Martin Luther take to begin the Protestant Revolution?

• He went to Rome and spat on the Pope's face.

• He posted 95 theses to a church door in Wittenberg.

• He started a theocracy in Geneva, Switzerland.

• He invented the printing press to spread his ideas

Luther believed that

• good deeds were necessary for salvation.

• the Pope was the sole religious authority.

• the Bible was a hoax.

• salvation could be achieved through faith alone.

Renaissance means

• Rebirth

• Reread

• Revive

• Relive

Famous playwright inspired by the Greek and Roman classics who wrote works like Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth

• Thomas More

• William Shakespeare

• Niccolo Machiavelli

• Martin Luther