Renaissance/Reform

How did the revolution in printing contribute to increased global interaction during the Renaissance?

• by providing free books to all people

• by requiring people to read scripture

• by increasing profits from publishing

• by making it easier to spread ideas

How did movements like the Protestant Reformation contribute to the rise of nation-states?

• It ended the practice of serfdom.

• It gave the right of self-government.

• t united all Christians under one leader.

• It challenged the absolute power of the pope.

Use the table below to answer the question.

Cause Effect

Renaissance in Europe ?

Which phrase best completes this table?

• The Second Great Awakening

• The Great Schism

• The First Great Migration

• The Protestant Reformation

The Reformation was a major historical turning point because it

• caused a reinstatement of Catholic authority

• increased interest in the study of Islam.

• encouraged individual interpretation of sacred scriptures.

• increased the popularity of secularism.

Which effect did Johannes Gutenberg’s invention have on Europe?

• Printing allowed ideas to be spread rapidly throughout the continent.

• Instruments for astronomy led explorers to question traditional beliefs.

• Scientific instruments encouraged people to cure diseases in colonial territories

• Transportation advancements allowed people to travel to seek

  adventure.

Which statement best explains how corruption in the Catholic Church affected Europeans during the 1400s?

• Groups sought religious freedom in North America.

• Trade declined because of religious restrictions.

• Monarchs began to lose control of land to the Church.

• Individuals began to question the Pope’s authority.

Use the information in the chart to answer the question.
France in the Late Middle Ages • Increase in trade, the growth of towns, and the rise of a middle class • Decrease in the power of feudal lords • Decline in Church authority • Turmoil caused by religious wars and territorial conflicts

• an absolute monarchy

• socialist society

• a theocracy

• a democracy

All were characteristics of the Italian Renaissance EXCEPT:

• humanism

• individualism

• realism

• A new interest for irrational space

Who wrote the Prince (Il Principe)?

• Machiavelli

• da Vinci

• Michelangelo

• Erasmus

This was the first Protestant faith.

• Lutheranism

• Calvinism

• Methodist

• Anabaptist