WH 2nd Semester Final Review

Which of the following is a similarity between the Bill of Rights and the Magna Carta?

• no taxation without representation

• freedom of speech

• right to bear arms

• We the People

There was renewed interest in which ancient civilizations during the Renaissance?

• Egypt and Rome

• Sumeria and India

• Greece and Rome

• China and Greece

What invention quickly spread the ideas of the Renaissance and Reformation?

• Printing Press

• Telescope

• Typewritter

• Twitter

Why was Leonardo da Vinci considered an excellent example of Renaissance Italy's social ideal?

• he was a politician

• he came from a wealthy family

• he wrote grand romantic poetry

• he was a painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, and mathematician

What Catholic practice caused Martin Luther to take action because he strongly disagreed with it?

• The granting of divorces

• Simony--paying for church positions

• Priests and Popes having children

• The selling of indulgences

Which of the following was NOT part of the Catholic Counter Reformation?

• Latin version of the Bible is the only acceptable version

• The Pope called the Council of Trent

• Indulgences were outlawed

• Martin Luther was burned at the stake

Martin Luther took action because he strongly disagreed with what Catholic practice?

• The granting of divorces

• Simony--paying for church positions

• Priests and Popes having children

• The selling of indulgences

Which is true about Martin Luther's Ninety-five Theses?

• was immediately seen as a threat by local businesses

• attacked the abuses of the Catholic Church

• was largely ignored until decades after Luther's death

• became the central text for Calvinism

Humanists believed the focus of life should be on ___________ instead of __________.

• Religion; humans

• Education; art

• Kings; nobles

• Individuals; religion

Of the three main reasons for exploration, this one was to spread___

• Christianity

• Mercantilism

• Colonization

• Humanism