Unit 4: Medieval Europe, Renaissance, Reformation Test Review

Which movement had the greatest influence on the Renaissance?

• Feudalism

• Humanism

• Romanticism

Which phrase completes this diagram? Movable Type → ________ → Rapid Spread

• Construction of Monasteries

• Development of Guilds

• Production of Books

Which change was a result of the rise of the feudal system?

• Local lords had the most political power.

• Artistic achievements became socially important.

• Long-distance trade routes were developed.

What family politically ruled Florence, Italy and financed Renaissance artists?

• The Rothschild Family

• The Medici Family

• The Morgan Family

What was the significance of the Renaissance?

• It was the rebirth of ideas and culture connected to the Islamic faith and Mansa Musa

• It was the rebirth of ideas and culture connected with ancient Greece and Rome.

• It was the rebirth of ideas and culture connected to the 1920's in America

What was the significance of the Protestant Reformation?

• It was a movement against certain practices of the Catholic Church.

• It encouraged more people to learn to read and gave them access to a variety of religious texts, literature and scholarship.

• It was a movement against Islam

In The Prince, Niccolò Machiavelli explained why it is necessary for leaders to have —

• absolute power

• constitutional government

• democratic participation

Which factor strengthened the empire of Charlemagne?

• Unity between politics and religion with the Catholic Church naming Charlemagne the Holy Roman Emperor

• Respect for elders and ancestors

• Studies of geography and medicine

Which of the following did NOT occur as a result of the Crusades?

• Monarchs became increasingly powerful.

• Trade expanded between Europe and Asia.

• Jews rose to prominence in European society.

Why was the creation of the moveable type printing press so important to Medieval society?

• It directly led to the Protestant Reformation by people reading the work of Martin Luther

• Religious people were scared of spreading reading and writing.

• It encouraged more people to learn to read and gave them access to a variety of religious texts, literature and scholarship.