Renaissance, Reformation & Exploration of the East

What was the result of the conquest and rule of the Moors in Spain during the Middle Ages?

• Conversion to Christianity
• It became a prosperous cultural and economic center

• Collapse of the Spanish economy
• Integration of Moorish and Spanish cultures

The Iberian Peninsula, Spain and Portugal, experienced a Dark Age during the Medieval Times like the rest of Europe.

• True
• False

Beginning in the Renaissance, “Moor” and “blackamoor” were also used to describe

• African people or people of African descent.
• People from Asia.
• People from the Middle East.
• People from Europe.

Shakespeare's famous play featuring a Moorish general in the Venetian army

• A Midsummer's Night Dream
• The Tragedy of Othello
• Romeo and Juliet
• Macbeth

When an individual refers to the __________________, they are referring to a revival of art and learning.

• Renaissance
• Reformation

• Age of Exploration

• Middle Ages

Which term originally referred to a German prince who was not loyal to the pope?

• Jesuit
• Calvinist
• Lutheran
• Protestant

An Ideal place to live depicted in Thomas More's book

• Utopia
• Florence
• Vernacular
• Venice

By purchasing an _______________, many Christians during the 1500s felt they were able to achieve salvation.

• annul
• excommunication
• indulgence
• recant

A religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches.

• Reformation
• Catholic Reformation
• Renaissance
• Protestant

A movement within the Catholic Church itself to reform itself and help Catholics remain loyal

• Reformation
• Catholic Reformation
• Renaissance
• Protestant