Renaissance and Reformation

Middle Ages or Renaissance:  A renewed interest in classical learning.

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Middle Ages or Renaissance: The Black Plague killed one-third of all Europeans.

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Middle Ages or Renassance: More people learned to read as a result of Johannes Gutenberg’s invention.

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Middle Ages or Renaissance: Humanists contribute to the weakening of the Roman Catholic Church because they questioned    accepted beliefs.

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How did trade support the Renaissance?

• A. Goods were produced locally on the manor.  
• B. Wealthy merchants and banks buy art and build new buildings.
• C. Trade with Asia and the Middle East spread new learning.  
• B and C

What did the first Protestants protest against?

• the humanist philosophy
• decrees by King Henry VIII
• corruption in the Catholic Church
• the reformation of government

Person who started the Protestant Reformation

• Martin Luther
• John Calvin
• King Henry VIII
• Jesuits 

What factors weakened the Catholic Church 

• Selling of indulgences by the Pope
• The Pope and clergy living like royalty 
• The church becoming too rich 
• all of the above 

What city is most associated with the Renaissance?

• Rome

• Florence

• Frankfurt

• London

What classical civilizations were studied again during the Renaissance?

• Greek and Roman

• Roman and Inca

• Greek and Egyptian

• all of the above