The invention of the movable-type printing press in the mid-fifteenth century made literary works available to the public at a very low cost. Who was the inventor of this press?

Beginning in the 14th century, several scandals weakened the influence of the Church of Rome. Which two events in particular damaged the Church's reputation?

Who became famous for writing 95 points of disagreement with the Church in 1517?

The Reformation refers to the split between:

Which of the following periods in European history happened last?

The most successful of the absolute monarchs during the 17th and 18th centuries, the king of France, was:

Which nation established a modern stock market to raise funds and finance trade?

In which country did the “power of the purse” force the king to work with Parliament in order to raise funds?

Some time after the English Civil War, two monarchs were invited to rule. This event became known as the:

Which one of the following is not regarded as a contribution to the Scientific Revolution?

Which ancient Greek rejected the idea that disease was a supernatural punishment by the gods, and taught that every illness has a natural cause?

Which ancient Greek is regarded as the Father of Geometry?

Who preserved Greek and Roman discoveries and writings, including the works of Plato, Aristotle, Hippocrates and Euclid, for the Europeans to rediscover?

Who relied on mathematics to develop his theory that the earth revolved around the sun, not the sun around the earth?

Who was charged with heresy when he used the newly invented telescope and published his observations that supported Copernicus's ideas?

Who invented the fist vaccine?

Which of the following was not one of the three improvements that occurred around the time of the Renaissance:

Who laid the foundation of modern chemistry?

Who is regarded as the Father of Modern Chemistry?

Using reason to establish truth, an approach established by Descartes, is known as:

Using experience to establish truth, an approach established by Locke, is known as:

Who said reason should be used to distinguish what was true in the Bible from what was false?

Who taught that all people have the same reasoning capacity, and that some people therefore cannot decide what others may or may not read?

Who said it was the responsibility of the state to limit the influence of the church, to allow people to think for themselves?

Who pointed out that agreement about what was moral would allow people from different religions to live together in peace?

Rationalists:

Empiricists: