Renaissance and Reformation

What was the Renaissance a rebirth of?

• Christian devotion

• art and learning

• chivalry and tournaments

• good health after the plague

The study of classical texts caused humanists to focus on what subject?

• human potential and achievements

• an understanding of early Christianity

• an understanding of ancient Muslim values

• Roman law and government

What was the first full-sized book Gutenberg printed?

• Utopia

• Romeo and Juliet

• the Bible

• The Prince

In what way did Leonardo Da Vinci represent the Renaissance Man?

• He was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist.

• He painted the Mona Lisa while holding scientific discussions.

• He lived in Italy during the 1500s.

• He used perspective in all of his paintings and drawings.

Luther protested the selling of indulgences. What does that mean?

• Clergy members bought indulgences to reach higher offices.

• The clergy sold pardons that released people from performing penalties for their sins.

• Charles V told his people that buying indulgences was a way to earn a place in heaven.

• Indulgences permitted priests to marry and have children.

Who declared himself the head of the English Church?

• Henry VIII

• John Knox

• Martin Luther

• Emperor Charles V

Which cities were the center of Lutheranism and Calvinism?

• Rotterdam and London

• Geneva and Wittenburg

• Wittenberg and Rotterdam

• Worms and Geneva

In which two countries was Calvinism the dominant religion?

• England and Ireland

• France and Poland

• Scotland and the Netherlands

• Sweden and Norway

Between 1500 and 1600, which religion was dominant in the greatest number of countries?

• Anglican

• Calvinist

• Lutheran

• Roman Catholic

master artist who painted the ceiling of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel

• Renaissance

• humanism

• Michaelangelo

• Leonardo da Vinci