WHI.15d Historical Fiction Essential Knowledge Review

What major invention helped disseminate Renaissance ideas to Northern Europe?

• The sextant

• Moveable type printing press

• Greek fire

• Papyrus scroll copying

Erasmus' The Praise of Folly focused on:

• Justifying imperialism

• Critiquing human vices and Church practices

• Promoting atheism

• Defending the Crusades

Thomas More's Utopia imagines:

• A society ruled by tyrants

• An ideal community based on reason and justice

• A return to medieval feudalism

• An expansion of Church control

What distinguishes Italian Renaissance art?

• Religious icons only

• Abstract symbols

• Emphasis on human anatomy and perspective

• Minimal use of color

Northern Renaissance artists often included:

• Classical sculptures

• Mythological battles

• Symbolism and domestic detail

• Calligraphy as the central element

What role did merchants play in the Northern Renaissance?

• They restricted artistic expression

• They refused to support new ideas

• They funded presses and patronized artists

• They outlawed humanism

Humanism emphasized:

• Astrology and magic

• The potential and value of the individual

• Strict religious orthodoxy

• Military expansion

Why did Northern thinkers blend Christianity with humanism?

• To eliminate secularism

• To promote nationalism

• To reform Church practices and align with ethics

• To support monarchy

Erasmus hoped to:

• Start a religious war

• Reform the Church peacefully

• Destroy the Pope

• Replace the Bible with philosophy

Anika sees Erasmus as:

• A dangerous revolutionary

• A reformer through wit and intellect

• A heretic in disguise

• A defender of aristocracy