Chapter 5: Question Bank

In what ways did Europe experience religious or cultural change in the early modern era?

• Through the Protestant Reformation and the Renaissance

• By maintaining traditional religious practices

• By isolating itself from other cultures

• Through the Industrial Revolution

In what ways did Latin America experience religious or cultural change in the early modern era?

• Through the introduction of Christianity by European colonizers

• By maintaining indigenous religious practices without change

• By adopting Asian religious practices

• By rejecting all forms of religious influence

In what ways did China experience religious or cultural change in the early modern era?

• Through the introduction of Buddhism mixing with Daoism.

• Through the influence of Western culture groups

• Through the revival of Hinduism and Confucianism

• Through the spread of Islam

Which of the following are characteristics of the Protestant Reformation?

• A movement against the practices of the Catholic Church

• The beginning of the Renaissance and Revival of Classical Classes

• The fall of the Ottoman Empire in Istanbul

• The start of the Industrial Revolution

To what extent were cultural transformations during the early modern period (1450-1750) the result of interactions within or among non-Western cultures and not solely the result of European domination? (Identify non-Euro. changes leading to change)

• Cultural transformations were solely the result of European domination.

• Non-Western cultures had no influence on cultural transformations.

• Interactions within or among non-Western cultures significantly contributed to cultural transformations.

• Cultural transformations were not influenced by any interactions.

The causes of the spread of the Protestant Reformation were:

• Corruption in the Catholic Church

• The invention of the printing press

• Power imbalance of Monarchs and the Pope

• All of the above

Luther’s understanding of salvation challenged the traditional Catholic Church’s belief in salvation by emphasizing:

• faith alone as the means to salvation, rather than works.

• the importance of indulgences for salvation.

• the necessity of church sacraments for salvation.

• the role of the Pope in granting salvation.

The printing press impacted the spread of Protestantism and the divisions within it by:

• Facilitating the rapid dissemination of religious texts and ideas.

• Limiting the distribution of religious materials to the elite.

• Preventing the translation of the Bible into vernacular languages.

• Supporting the Catholic Church's efforts to suppress Protestantism.

What are some examples of conflicts being both religious and secular in cause and effect? How did they compare to the original issues raised by the 95 Thesis?

• The Thirty Years' War and the Papal Supremacy.

• The American Civil War and the Russian Revolution

• The Industrial Revolution and the Scientific Revolution

• The Cold War and the Space Race

Which church had the most success in establishing itself as a global faith during the early modern period due to its new territories?

• Catholic Church

• Protestant Church

• Russian Orthodox Church

• Anglican Church