Renaissance/Reformation/Exploration

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

• Renewed
• Rebuilt
• Remade
• Rebirth

On what peninsula did the Renaissance begin?

• Spain
• England
• Italy
• Germany

Humanism...

• emphasized the Bible
• leads to happier lives
• encourages people to learn Latin and Greek
• focuses on the potential of humans to achieve 

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Which of the following is associated with Humanism?

• the ideas of the middle ages
• the ideas of Greece & Rome
• the ideas of ancient China
• the ideas of ancient India

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In his attempt to reform the Catholic Church, what did Martin Luther do?

• Bought a certificate of indulgence to be pardoned.
• Helped Pope Leo X rebuild St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
• Prepared a list of 95 arguments against indulgences.
• Decided to become a lawyer. 

I was the Holy Roman Emperor who declared war on the protestants of Germany. Who am I?

• King Henry VIII

• Charles V

• John Calvin

• Pope Paul III

What was the treaty called that allowed kingdoms to choose whether they were protestant or Catholic?

• Council of Trent

• Peace of Augsburg

• Jesuits

• 95 Theses

Three motivations for European explorers: God, Gold, and ______.

• Grace
• Glory
• Greed
• Glaciers

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Europeans wanted to find which of the following to expand trade with the East 

• precious metals
• water
• fur
• lumber

From whom did the Europeans acquire technology?

• French
• Africans
• Arabs
• Indians