Unit 5/6 - Humanism, Renaissance, Reformation & Exploration

Which group provided the major economic support for the Renaissance?

• wealthy Italian merchants and art patrons

• the Catholic Church officials

• Government grants

• The Mongol Empire competing for prestige

Which of the following is associated with Humanism (focus on the individual)?

• the ideas of the middle ages

• the ideas of Greece & Rome

• the ideas of ancient China

• the ideas of ancient India

Martin Luther believed all of the following EXCEPT?

• taught peopled could talk directly with God

• read the Bible on your own

• against selling of indulgences/excommunication

• Believed the Bible should ONLY be printed in Latin

What was the name of the 16th century movement that criticized the Catholic Church for its general corruption, use of Latin, indulgences, behavior of priests, etc.

• Scientific Revolution

• Protestant Revolution

• Counter Reformation

• Catholic Reformation

Humanism includes the ideas:

• the individual is important, the body is beautiful, Greeks & Romans are inspirational

• Greeks and Romans are not inspirational

• the state and church are more important than individual liberty

• the state is more important than God and replaced the Catholic Church

The name of the era when new inventions/ideas in astronomy, biology, chemistry, and anatomy began

• scientific revolution

• renaissance

• counter reformation

• protestant reformation

Spain and Portugal were the first European countries to begin the Age of Exploration because...

• Spain and Portugal invented the modern boat.

• Spain and Portugal were supported by Martin Luther to explore.

• Spain and Portugal benefitted from Muslim technology during Andalusia.

• Spain and Portugal claimed the entire world as their own.

Which relationship to power is represented by the Counter Reformation?

• The Counter Reformation represents gaining power because the Catholic Church was growing and replacing Protestant Churches.

• The Counter Reformation represents consolidating power because the Catholic Church took power from local kings as more kings joined the church

• The Counter Reformation represents maintaining power because the Catholic Church made changes to itself to keep its followers.

Selling indulgences is not an example of Humanism because...

• it focuses on the church's profits over the salvation of people.

• it focuses on the ideal human form.

• it focused on the philosophy of Greece and Rome.

• it led to the grown of more Protestant Churches.

Early explorers were trying to find new access to spices and resources because...

• European merchants already had access to these goods.

• European merchants needed to avoid Muslim controlled trade routes after years of conflict.

• the Catholic Church had spent most of its money.

• Europeans had lost control of the trade routes after centuries of dominating trade routes.