Unit 4- Renaissance and Reformation

The first use of block type was

• Greece

• Rome

• Mexico

• China

Who invented the most important technological invention of modern times, the printing press?

• Jan van Eyck

• Johann Gutenberg

• Pieter Bruegel the Elder

• Pieter Bruegel the Younger

Predestination and adherence to strict moral codes can be seen in

• The doctrines of Calvinism

• Islam and the Eightfold Path that leads to moksha

• Hinduism and their support of the caste system

• Buddhism in their support of polytheism

The intellectual and cultural movement known as humanities arose from the study of

• Medieval scholarship

• Original Christian writings

• Classical Greek and Roman culture

• Contributions of the Ancient Egyptians

The intellectual center of the Renaissance was

• China

• Mesopotamia

• Spain

• Italy

The Renaissance was a rebirth of

• Social norms established by the spread of Hellenistic culture

• Art, literature, and learning

• Faith in the Catholic church during the Bubonic Plague

• Cultural diffusion in the Indian subcontinent

The study of classical texts caused humanists to focus on what subjects?

• Human potential and achievements

• An understanding of early Christianity

• An understanding of Muslim values

• Roman law and government

Present day copiers and fax machines can be traced back to the work of

• Johann Gutenberg

• Peter the Great

• Alexander the Great

• Michelangelo

The first full sized book printed was

• Utopia

• Romeo and Juliet

• The Bible

• The Prince

The invention of the printing press

• Increased literature and learning

• Helped more people learn to read and write

• Improve scholarship and the rise of universities

• All of the above