Renaissance Worksheet

Renaissance means

• Death

• Art

• Rebirth

• Statue

Renaissance paintings and sculptures looked

• Fake and weak

• Real and strong

• very cheap

What was the goal of the Protestant Reformation?

• To reform the Catholic Church and address its abuses

• To establish a new religion entirely separate from Christianity

• To unify all Christian denominations under one church

• To abolish all forms of organized religion

What is an indulgence?

• An indulgence is a way to pay money to excuse sins.

• An indulgence is a type of dessert. It is fair because everyone can enjoy it.

• An indulgence is a form of tax. It is fair because it is used for public services.

• An indulgence is a holiday. It is fair because everyone gets a break.

What was a major reason Martin Luther was angry with the Catholic Church?

• Because of the sale of indulgences

• Because of the church's wealth

• Because of the Pope's authority

• Because of the lack of education

What were Luther's 95 Theses?

• Complaints against the Catholic Church

• The goog things the Catholic Church was doing.

• 95 essays that Luther was selling to students at WNHS so they could cheat.

Who caused problems for the Catholic Church?

• Martin Luther

• Galileo Galilei

• Henry VIII

• John Calvin

The printing press had significant effects on Europe, including:

• Increased literacy rates and spread of knowledge

• Decline in religious influence

• Rise in agricultural productivity

• Decrease in trade activities

The translation of Bibles into languages people spoke in their own countries led to:

• Increased accessibility to the scriptures for the general public

• Strengthening of the Church's authority

• Decreased interest in religious texts

• Unchanged religious practices

Three religions were created because of the Protestant Reformation.

• Lutheranism, Calvinism, Anglicanism

• Catholicism, Orthodoxy, Lutheranism

• Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam

• Judaism, Christianity, Islam