Renaissance

Which statement explains why the Renaissance began in Italy?

• Italy was not influenced by a classical heritage.

• The Italian city-states were wealthy centers of trade and manufacturing.

• The Catholic Church did not have any influence in Italy.

• Italy was unified under a strong central government

"Europe is waking out of a long, deep sleep…"

This quote best describes...

• Crusades

• Rise of Christianity

• Roman Empires Fall

• Renaissance

Christians should be taught that if you give to the needy that will be better than if you buy an indulgence

What major movement started based of that idea?

• Industrial REvolution

• Protestant Reformation

• Commercial Revolution

• Renaissance

-The revival of Greek and Roman Culture

- Economic growth of Italian City States

These points were all aspects of the?

• Age of Revolutions

• Protestant Reformation

• European Renaissance

• Spread of Islam

Causes of the Reformation... Which statement below would belong in that category?

• Call for the Council of Trent by Pope Paul III

• Corruption among high officials of the Catholic Church

• Passage of the Act of Supremacy in England

• Passage of the Act of Supremacy in England

The Renaissance belief in the nobility of man, plus the Protestant emphasis on individual lead to what?

• It strengthened the power of European monarchs.

• It increased the power of local priests.

• It weakened the political and religious authority of the pope/ church

• It encouraged the creation of more monasteries.

Ninety-Fife Theses Act of Supremacy Institutes of the Christian Religion

In the 1500’s, all the above writings contributed to…?

• A decline in the power of the Catholic Church.

• An increased sense of nationalism in Tudor England.

• A major conflict with Eastern Orthodox Christians.

• The growing power of the feudal nobility in Europe.

The Protestant Reformation represents a turning point in European History because it...?

• Allowed religious reformers to escape persecution.

• Ended religious unity in Western Europe

• Forced most of Europe’s monarchs to become Protestant.

• Standardized all religious writings.

∙ The belief in predestination spreads throughout Switzerland

∙ The Council of Trent clarifies the teachings of the Catholic Church

These statements describe ideas and events that…?

• Expanded the importance of the Greek Orthodox Church.

• Shaped the Reformation and Counter-Reformation.

• Brought religious unity throughout all Europe.

• Ended the Glorious Revolution in Europe

Evaluate which statement was the major political effect of the Reformation on Europe?

• The Catholic Church was splintered into different sects

• Women gained social status in the community

• Intolerance brought about religious harmony

• Authority was transferred from the Church to the state