WH2 Unit 1 Test Review

In addition to an interest in religious reform, the princes of Germany supported Martin Luther’s ideas for

• cultural and social reasons.

• political and economic reasons.

Humanist writers wrote in the common, everyday language, or ___________________ , of a region.

• 1. vernacular

• 1. etiquette

During the 1500s, many Jesuits became

• heretics

• missionaries

Which best explains how humanism affected the way Europeans thought about themselves?

• Humanism helped Europeans believe in their own potential.

• 1. Humanism helped Europeans strengthen their religious beliefs.

The focus on the visible world in Renaissance art was called

• 1. naturalism

• secularism

The Renaissance revived a passion for new ideas in

• learning Greek and Latin

• traditional religious views.

Which statement best defines the teachings of John Calvin?

• 1. Calvin taught his followers that salvation could be achieved through faith, but not through good works.

• 1. Calvin taught his followers that human beings needed to follow strict rules to overcome their nature and do good.

1. As a result of the Reformation, which group began to rebel against the Church’s authority?

• 1. local priests

• 1. common people

1. Which invention helped spread the Italian Renaissance across Europe?

• 1. Bicycles

• 1. printing presses

1. Unlike during the Medieval period, church leaders commissioned works of art during the Renaissance to

• 1. teach religious lessons.

• 1. reward church supporters.