WorksheetsRenaissance & Reformation 2023/2024
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins
Which of these statements describes a change brought about by the Renaissance?
Society was dominated by the church.
Society began to value individualism.
Society was focused on warfare.
Society was dominated by lords.
? --->Literature printed for quickly --> literature printed for less money----> Greater spread of ideas
Which of these would complete the diagram?
the Book of Common Prayer
the Italian university system
the Gutenberg printing press
the Petrarchan style sonnet
Western Europe became more ____________ during the Renaissance.
Artsy
Secular
European
Christian
The focus on the importance of the individual person during the Renaissance is called _________.
Focusism
Perspective
Humanism
Realism
What does the term Renaissance mean?
more art
rebirth
focus on the individual
perspective
Why did Europeans become more literate during the Renaissance.
Authors began to write in vernacular
Gutenberg's printing press helped create many books quickly
Authors wrote in Latin a lot less than before
All of the above
What is one effect of the invention of the Printing Press?
Knowledge and ideas could spread much more quickly.
People could form better armies to defend their cities.
Disease spread much more quickly.
Europeans began believing in Islam.
What economic change occurred during the Renaissance that allowed for the flourishing of the art?
Introduction of paper money
The Governments of Europe paid to educate artists
Growth of a wealthy merchant class that became patrons the arts
Why did the Renaissance begin in Italian city-states?
Italians were better Catholics
Italy had better means of transportation
Italy sat in the middle of the Silk Road
Extreme wealth that Italians made from trade
Which was NOT a characteristic of Renaissance art?
More secular subjects than before
More focus on perspective than before
More realistic human figures than before
More religious subjects than before
Which do you think is the best example of a "Renaissance Man"?
Joe paints portraits, loves calculus, writes articles on anatomy, and is an expert gardener.
John is an expert in computer science and can program any type of computer.
Jeb is great at almost every sport--basketball, football, soccer, and tennis.
Jethro is a fantastic writer and writes not only poetry but also essays and novels.
Event that increased the demand for trade goods, developed banking principles and led to the Renaissance.
Black Death
Pax Romana
Crusades
Hundred Years' War
Painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper
Jan van Eyck
Machiavelli
Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
The Renaissance emerged from Italian city-states like Florence.
True
False
This merchant/banking family sponsored many works of art
Ferrari
Medici
Donatelli
Raphaelli
Who started the Protestant Reformation?
The Catholic Church
Martin Luther
John Knox
King Henry VIII
According to Martin Luther, salvation was through...
Good deeds
Indulgences
Faith
Money
Which invention helped spread the ideas of the Reformation?
Printing Press
Wood Block Printing
Telescope
Compass
According to Martin Luther, who should interpret the Bible?
Martin Luther
Priests
The pope
Ordinary individuals
What was one of the problems of the Catholic Church that Luther wanted to fix?
Sale of Indulgences
Adoration of the Saints
Elimination of the Sacrament of Baptism
Helping the poor
The Trial of Martin Luther is called
The Diet of Worms
The Edict of Nantes
The Treaty of Westphalia
The Peace of Augsburg
The Reformation was influenced by the Renaissance philosophy called...
Perspective
Humanism
Determinism
Realism
Who believed in predestination?
John Calvin
Martin Luther
Catholic Church
King Henry
John Calvin set up a theocracy in Geneva, Switzerland. This means that the laws...
were chosen by the pope
were based on the teachings of the Bible
were based on Roman law
Why did King Henry VIII split with the Catholic church?
He wanted a male heir
He wanted to lower taxes
He wanted to conquer Rome
He wanted to be the Pope
Why did England break with the Church?
Martin Luther's influence spread throughout country
John Calvin set up his theocracy in one the towns
The king wanted a divorce and Church said no
The England did not break from the Catholic Church
What was the Act of Supremacy?
When the pope took control of the church
Placed the English King as the head of the Church
When Martin Luther destroyed the Catholic Church
When John Knox created his own government
How did the printing press help Martin Luther and other Protestant Reformers?
Provided mass production of fabric for his designs
Provided easy distribution of his ideas
Provided fast mass transportation to Church
Provided a cure for the Black Death
What is vernacular?
a type of vine
local/native language
holy scripture
only printing in Latin
What was the Council of Trent?
Meeting of Catholic Church officials to stop Protestants
Trial of Martin Luther
An attempt by John Calvin to get a divorce
An attempt by the Holy Roman Empire to put Martin Luther in jail
What was NOT a goal of the Jesuits?
Spread Lutheranism
Stop Protestants
Provide better education for priests
Convert Natives to Catholicism
