World History II - Unit 3 LAVC2 Assessment

Who studied these classical authors - Cicero, Homer, Ovid, Sophocles, and Virgil - during the Renaissance?

• lords

• bankers

• humanists

• priests

Niccolo Machiavelli believed that leaders must have absolute power.

• Yes! He also thought leaders could justify cruelty to maintain control.

• No, he believed in limited power.

Read the quote and decide what was one effect of this act.

"Be it enacted by authority of this present Parliament that the King shall be the only supreme head in earth of the Church of England." - Act of Supremacy, 1534

• The Catholic Church gained power.

• The Catholic Church's influence declined.

• The Protestant Church was prohibited in England.

How did Queen Elizabeth I support the Protestant Church?

• She removed the leader of the Anglican Church.

• She made the Anglican Church the official national church.

Which idea is closely associated with John Calvin?

• People are equal.

• Salvation depends of faith alone.

• Fate is determined by predestination.

What is predestination?

• Predestination is the belief that everyone will be saved regardless of their actions.
• Predestination is the belief that God has no influence over human choices.
• Predestination is the belief that God has already determined who will be saved and who will not.
• Predestination is the belief that fate is determined by random chance.

Who invented the printing press?

• Johannes Gutenberg
• Isaac Newton
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Thomas Edison

What effect did the printing press, and the use of moveable type have?

• Increased literacy and the spread of ideas.
• Limited access to books for the general public.

This symbol represents the Spanish Inquisition.

What actions are closely associated with the Inquisition?

• persecution of religious dissenters

• government support for colonization

The Catholic Church was corrupt during the 1400s.

What effect did this corruption have?

• The corruption strengthened the Church's authority.
• The corruption had no significant impact on society.
• People began to question the Pope's authority.