Global ch 12 review

The revival of Greek and Roman culture, the economic growth of Italian city-states in the 1400s, and the development of humanism were aspects of the

• Age of Revolutions

• Protestant Reformation

• spread of Islam

• European Renaissance

One way Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Henry VIII were similar is that they all were

• Latin American revolutionary leaders

• Reformation leaders

• Impressionist painters

• divine right monarchs

The Renaissance in western Europe is best described as a period marked by

• unquestioned reliance on the teachings of Aristotle

• an advance of Muslim culture

• Christian unity throughout the region

• great intellectual and artistic creativity

In his book, The Prince, Niccolo Machiavelli advises that a wise ruler is one who

• keeps taxes and food prices low

• encourages education and the arts

• allows advisors to speak their minds

• does what is necessary to stay in power

A major reason that the Renaissance began in Italy was that

• Italian city-states had grown wealthy from trade between Europe and Asia

• farmers produced great agricultural surpluses on vast plains

• merchants supported the Green Revolution

• many European scholars had migrated to the area

Which action could be considered an effect of the Protestant Reformation?

• posting of the Ninety-Five Theses

• decline in the power of the Roman Catholic Church

• sale of indulgences

• end of religious warfare

Prior to the Protestant Reformation, the medieval church in western Europe was criticized for

• sponsoring exploration to the Middle East

• allowing the Bible to be printed and distributed to the people

• being too concerned with worldly power and riches

• refusing to sell indulgences to peasants

In the early 1500s, Martin Luther’s “Ninety-five Theses”, Henry VIII’s “Act of Supremacy”, and John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion contributed to

• a decline in power of the Catholic Church

• an increased sense of nationalism in Tudor England

• he growing power of the feudal nobility in Europe

• a major conflict among Eastern Orthodox Christians

What is meant by Machiavelli’s belief that “the end justifies the means”?

• the general public always acts in its own best interest

• leaders may use any method to achieve what is best for the state

• pleasing all people at any given time is possible

• leaders must always act for the common good

Which innovation had the greatest impact on the Protestant Reformation?

• triangular sail

• Mercator map projection

• moveable type printing press

• magnetic compass