Renaissance and Reformation

Which invention allowed ideas to spread quickly?

• printing press

• indulgences

• gunpowder

• Feudalism

1. The Black Death spread to Europe as a result of contact with

• Merchants from West Africa

• Explorers from the Americas

• Traders coming From Asia

• Barbarians from Scandinavia

In the 1500’s, Martin Luther’s 95 Theses, Henry VIII’s act of “Supremacy” and John Calvin’s Institute of the Christian Religion contributed to

• A decline in the power of the Catholic Church

• An increase sense of nationalism in Tudor England

• The growing power of the feudal nobility in Europe

• A major conflict with Eastern Orthodox Christians

Which change to Christian church practices was suggested by Martin Luther?

• Increasing the sale of indulgences

• Installing statues of saints in churches

• Saying the mass in Latin so the faithful would hear it

• Printing the bible in the vernacular so all could understand it

During the Renaissance, what was the Catholic Church selling?

• Puppies

• Land

• Indulgences

• Communion Wine

What did Martin Luther post on a German Church Door?

• a job ad

• 95 Theses

• 85 Theses

• 99 Problems

All bf the following were the effects of Martin Luther’s 95 Theses except

• End of Religious Unity

• Growth of Royal Power

• Persecution

• Recapture of Holy Land

Why did Martin Luther write the 95 Theses?

• The church was selling Indulgences

• The church did not grant divorces

• The church had Popes

• The church was too strict

What did Martin Luther believe in?

• Luther believed that people should pay more for indulgences

• Luther believed the priest and pop had the power to give salvation.

• Luther believed that power belonged to the people.

• •Luther believed that neither the priest nor the pope had special powers to give salvation.

The Proceeds from the Catholic Sale of Indulgences was used to fund_

• to build the leaning tower of Pisa

• to build an army that could fight the Jews

• to build St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome

• Expensive attire and other luxury items that could fulfill their lavish lifestyle