Unit 5 and 6 Midterm Review

A major reason that the Renaissance began in Italy was that:

• Italian city-states had grown wealthy from trade between Europe and Asia.

• Italian kings were giving more power the peasants in government

• Many European scholars had migrated to this area.

The Medici of Florence were one of the most powerful families of the Renaissance. They gained power through their

• successful marriages to nobility

• banking

• revolution

What was a major characteristic of the Renaissance in Europe?

• The new power of the Catholic Church who supported the Renaissance.

• Emphasizing the importance of human potential and achievements.

• The importance of educating women to become leaders.

Humanists during the Renaissance focused on "classicism" so they studied

• the Bible and the message of the Catholic Church

• the cultural achievements of the Greeks and Romans

• the role of the middle class, especially bankers and merchants

Leonardo da Vinci is considered the best example of a “Renaissance Man” because

• he supported women's rights

• He was very vocal in his criticism of the Catholic Church

• He was a great painter, sculptor, architect, scientist, and inventor

Humanism during the Italian Renaissance was focused on

• the affairs of the Catholic Church

• self-sufficient manorial peasants

• the importance of the individual

What was one cause of the Protestant Reformation?

• The Crusades

• Revolts by the Moors in Spain

• corruption in the Catholic Church

John Calvin's belief that God determined who was going to heaven is known as

• Predestination

• Justification by Faith

• Divine Right

What was the purpose of the Council of Trent?

• To make reforms and emphasize core Catholic beliefs

• To excommunicate Martin Luther

• Form the Holy Roman Empire

As a result of Henry VIII's break with the Catholic Church, he formed the Protestant faith called

• Lutheranism

• Calvinism

• Anglicanism