Unit 4 World History Renaissance Review

Which factor contributed most to the development of the Renaissance in Italy?

• City-states in Italy had become wealthy from trade.

• Nobles in Italy had been military leaders in the Crusades.

• The Catholic Church provided political stability to the region

• The region had become politically unified under one Italian king.

The most immediate cause of the Reformation included —

• Erasmus’ publishing of The Praise of Folly

• Martin Luther’s posting of the Ninety-five Theses

• John Calvin’s establishment of a theocracy in Geneva

• Henry VIII’s plea to Pope Clement VII for an annulment

A new theological doctrine that emerged from the Protestant Reformation included the idea of —

• good works

• salvation by grace

• sacramental traditions

• indulgences as forgiveness

Which factor contributed most to the desire of European colonial powers to control trade in Southeast Asia during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?

• Demand for spices grown in the region

• Need for timber from the region for fuel

• Supplies of enslaved labor from the region

• J Hopes of discovering oil reserves in the region

The Crusades helped to contribute to the beginning of the European Renaissance by —

• introducing the Europeans to Islamic art

• destroying the libraries of Muslim scholars

• facilitating the revival of trade with the East

• inciting a rebellion against the Catholic Church

Which new approach to scientific thought is illustrated in the excerpt?

• Rejecting religious teachings about the physical world

• Employing laboratories to confirm the results of theories

• Using direct observation instead of relying on previous beliefs

• Adhering to the practices passed down by the Greeks and Romans

As a result of the Renaissance, many European political powers were able to —

• build an alliance against the Ottomans

• take control of trade in the Indian Ocean

• C establish large overseas colonial empires

• eliminate the power of the Catholic Church

The changing social views that emphasized the growing individualism and secularism emerging during the European Renaissance came to be known as —

• enlightenment

• humanism

• rebirth

• reformation

What economic change in Europe during the Renaissance facilitated the flourishing of art that characterized the time period?

• Introduction of paper currency that was in higher demand by artists

• Creation of a barter system that allowed artists to trade more easily

• Growth of a merchant class with additional income used to patron the arts

• Development of government programs that paid for the education of artists

The Act of Supremacy of 1534 changed the religious patterns in England by —

• protecting the monasteries in England from Papal abuses

• allowing for the spread of the Lutheran religion to England

• making the monarch the head of the Christian church in England

• installing the Archbishop of Canterbury as the spiritual leader of England