Renaissance and Reformation

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

• Rebirth

• Reward

• To do again

• Start over

The language of everyday speech is known as

• Slang

• Feudalism

• Vernacular

• Erasmus

Nicholo Machiavelli believed that rulers should be ready to do what to hold power?

• Use force and deceit

• Have yearly elections

• Paint large paintings

• Move to Rome

“Individualism” is an idea which

• Has to do with sculpture

• Had nothing to do with the Renaissance

• Emphasizes the dignity and worth of the individual

• Means “rebirth”

The term Renaissance refers to the period from about

• 700 – 500 BCE

• 550 – 1000 AD

• 1000 – 1300 AD

• 1300 – 1600 AD

The Renaissance began in the city states of

• France

• Italy

• Greece

• England

Gutenberg facilitated the spread of ideas by

• Developing the printing press

• Opening a school in Venice

• Opening a school for sculptors

• Learning with Leonardo da Vinci

During the early Renaissance there was only one church in Europe. What was it called?

• Lutheran

• Protestant

• Catholic

• Episcopal

Martin Luther’s statements criticizing the church are called the

• Commandments

• Perspectives

• Thirty-Five Complaints

• Ninety-Five Theses

The Church reacted to Luther’s criticisms by

• Making him Pope

• Adopting wide-spread reforms

• Kicking him out of the Church (Excommunicating)

• Cutting off his head