Reformation and Renaissance Review

What does the Protestant Reformation and the European Renaissance have in common, or that's similar?

• were both led by the military

• both supported the return of the Roman Empire

• there was a shrinking middle class

• both encouraged people to question tradition

What allowed the Renaissance to flourish in Northern Italy?

• they had a limited contact with the Byzantine Empire

• there was a shrinking middle class

• there was a wealthy class that invested in the arts

• they had a socialist form of government

What is the difference between Renaissance art and Middle Age art?

• Renaissance art was overall simple and plain

• Renaissance art was more realistic and life-like

• Renaissance art was more focused on religion

• Renaissance art had few details

Which of the following statements is an opinion?

• Art produced during the Renaissance had religious as well as secular themes

• The art of the Northern Renaissance was superior to that of the Italian Renaissance

• Art reflected the ideas of humanism and individualism

• Literature began to appear in languages other than Latin

Why were the cities of Milan, Florence, Genoa and Venice important?

• these cities were centers of learning during the Middle Ages

• These cities produced wine, glass and silk

• These were major trade cities that started the Renaissance

• These cities were located near the Silk Road

"Vespasiano da Bisticci praises the Library of Federigo da Montefeltro."

We now come to consider in what high esteem the Duke held all Greek and Latin writers sacred as well as secular. He alone had the mind to do what no one had done for a thousand years or more ... he saw also the known works in history in Latin, not only those, but likewise the history of Greek writers done in Latin,...

How is the above statement an example of Renaissance thinking?

• The library only included religious texts

• The library included the best writings from all over the world including the Greek and Latin(Roman) authors

• The library became a place of Christian learning

• The library included Chinese philosophers

I arrived here at the house of the magnificent Cosimo where I discovered...tapestry decorations, chest of estimable workman ship, noble sculptures, designs of infinite kinds as well as of priceless silver....

How did the Renaissance ideals effect the way Cosimi de Medici decorated his house?

• Decorating his house with only religious artifacts

• By only including secular art in his home

• By creating a sense of poverty in his home

• Decorating with beautiful art from a variety of artists to honor his family and city

Why did Henry VIII create the church of England?

• To increase church taxes

• To give more power to the church

• In order to divorce and remarry who he choose

• In order to go to war with Spain

"Christians should be taught that he who gives to a poor man or lends to a needy man does better than if he used the money to buy an indulgence." Which major movement in European history started with the idea expressed in the above statement?

• Innovation

• Industrial Revolution

• Protestant Reformation

• Renaissance

What great change came from the Reformation in Western Europe?

• The decline in religious unity and in the power of the Catholic church

• A renewed domination of the Catholic Church over the German states

• A greater tolerance of religions other than Christianity

• A greater tolerance of religions other than Christianity