Renaissance and Reformation Test Review

What is the Renaissance?

• A type of dance popular in the 18th century
• A form of ancient Greek architecture
• A style of cooking developed in the Middle Ages
• A period in European history marked by a revival in art, literature, and learning

Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?

• wealth from trade

• inspired by Roman ruins

• merchants and bankers became patrons of the arts

• Italy was the best country.

Renaissance architecture was modeled after the architecture of ___ and ___.

• Greece

• Rome

• America

• Africa

Define humanism

• Humanism is the rejection of all human values
• Humanism is the belief in supernatural beings
• Humanism is a philosophical and ethical stance that emphasizes the value of human beings, individually and collectively.

• Humanism is the promotion of animal rights over human rights

What was the impact of the Renaissance on the Roman Catholic Church?

• It had no impact on the Roman Catholic Church
• It caused the Roman Catholic Church to become more powerful
• It turned many towards Islam.

• Its power and influence was weakened

Define vernacular.

• The official language of the church.

• The language spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region

• A type of architectural style
• The language spoken by animals

Describe the impact of the printing press.

• more books available for less money

• increased literacy rate

• spread of ideas

• had no impact on life whatsoever.

Which of the following are teachings of Martin Luther?

• salvation was through faith alone

• priests and popes did not have any special powers

• the Bible should be printed in the vernacular so all could understand it

• People are predestined to be good or evil and there is no escaping it

What was the main reason for the Reformation?

• Desire to expand the Roman Catholic Church
• Corruption of the Roman Catholic Church

• Desire to maintain the current behaviors of the Roman Catholic Church

• Desire to establish a new religion

Where did the Reformation take place?

• Western Europe

• Northern Africa

• America

• China