Renaissance and Reformation Review

Who invented the printing press?

• Martin Luther

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Henry VIII

• Johannes Gutenberg

The Renaissance began in what part of the world?

• Germany

• France

• Italy

• Spain

Humanistic painting is known for

• The use of perspective

• Realistic depictions of humans

• Depicting secular or mythological subjects

• All of the above

A wealthy middle class that invested in arts

• enabled the Renaissance to flourish in Northern Italy

• threatened the power of the pope

• is a direct cause of the Protestant Reformation

• had no effect on history or culture

Jan Hus, a religious reformer, was burned at the stake. Martin Luther avoided this fate in part because:

• he was friends with the pope

• the printing press spread his ideas quickly

• he had Machiavelli as a patron

• Henry VIII married his daughter

In Europe, a major characteristic of humanism was:

• a rejection of ancient civilizations and their cultures

• an emphasis on social control and obedience to national rulers

• an appreciation for human potential and worth

• a belief in the supremacy of the state in relation to individual rights

The growing emphasis on individual worth in the Renaissance is __________ the Middle Ages

• a continuity with

• a change from

One similarity between Martin Luther and Henry VIII is that they:

• fought in the Crusades against the Byzantine Empire

• were both born in Wittenburg, Germany

• challenged the teachings of the Catholic Church

• protested against the ideas of the Enlightenment

Classical Greco-Roman society and literature

• inspired Renaissance artists and writers

• were objects of ridicule in Renaissance writing and art

• were totally absent from Renaissance art and literature

• caused the Protestant Reformation

Which was a direct RESULT of the Protestant Reformation in Western Europe:

• King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain removed the Pope as leader of the Catholic Church

• Christianity in Europe became more varied/diverse

• the College of Cardinals named Maria I as the first female Pope

• Henry VIII used the Spanish Inquisition to establish religious freedom for all of Europe