Renaissance and Reformation

 Why the Renaissance began in Italy?

• Italy was not influenced by a classical heritage.
• city-states were wealthy centers of trade
•  Catholic Church did not have any influence
• Italy was politically unified

Europe is awakening from a long sleep, describes…

• Crusades
• Rise of Christianity
• Fall of Rome
• Renaissance

Which movement did Luther start?

• Industrial Revolution
• Protestant Reformation
• Commercial Revolution
• Renaissance

Development of humanism…

• Age of Revolutions
• Spread of Islam
• European Renaissance
• Protestant Reformation

Which statement describes the Protestant Reformation?

• Corruption among Catholic officials
• Revolt of Moors in Spain
• Passage of Act of Supremacy
• the Council of Trent

Which factor helped most to bring about the Protestant Reformation?

• Kings and princes resented the power of the Catholic Church
• Exploration of America
• The Catholic clergey lost faith
• Islam was attracting converts

The Renaissance and Reformation had was effect?

• Strengthened European Monarchs
• Encouraged creation of Monastaries
• Weakened the Catholic Church
• Increased power of priests

Luther's writings had what effect?

• The Great Schism

• People abandoned the Catholics Church

• The Crusades

• Artists created new techniques

an effect of the Inquisition during the 16th century was to…?

• Encourage industrialization
• Spread Renaissance ideas
• Prevent the spread of Protestantism
• Reintrodusce Moorish culture

Religious writings contributed to…?

• Declining Cathlic power

• growth of feudalism

• conflict with Eastern Orthodoxy

• Increased nationalism