WorksheetsRenaissance & Reformation
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
What was the Renaissance a rebirth of?
Christian devotion
art and learning
chivalry and tournaments
good health after the plague
The study of classical texts caused humanists to focus on what subject?
human potential and achievements
an understanding of early Christianity
an understanding of ancient Muslim values
Roman law and government
For what is the Medici family famous?
for being artists
for being writers
for being rulers and supporters of the arts
for being religious reformers
What was the first full-sized book Gutenberg printed?
Utopia
Romeo and Juliet
the Bible
The Prince
In what way did Leonardo Da Vinci represent the Renaissance Man?
He was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist.
He painted the Mona Lisa while holding scientific discussions.
He lived in Italy during the 1500s.
He used perspective in all of his paintings and drawings.
Luther protested the selling of indulgences. What does that mean?
Clergy members bought indulgences to reach higher offices.
The clergy sold pardons that released people from performing penalties for their sins.
Charles V told his people that buying indulgences was a way to earn a place in heaven.
Indulgences permitted priests to marry and have children.
Who declared himself the head of the English Church?
Henry VIII
John Knox
Martin Luther
Emperor Charles V
German monk who nailed 95 theses to the church door, starting the Protestant Reformation
Henry VIII
Renaissance humanist thinking was based on
Martin Luther
Mary I
2
An Italian sculptor, painter, poet, engineer, and architect. Famous works include the mural on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, and the sculpture of the biblical character David.
Michelangelo
Giovanni de Medici
Humanism (Renaissance)
John Calvin
4
this was the pope that used the sale of indulgences to rebuild a basilica and he was also the pope who challenged Martin Luther
St. Ignatius of Loyola
Henry VIII
William Shakespeare
Pope Leo X
Invented the printing press
Italy's location was important during the Renaissance because
Leonardo da Vinci
Johannes Gutenberg
Elliptical orbit
"rebirth"; following the Middle Ages, a movement that centered on the revival of interest in the classical learning of Greece and Rome
William Shakespeare
Elliptical orbit
During the Renaissance, artwork became more
Renaissance
an Italian city-state and leading cultural center during the Renaissance
Galileo Galilei
Giovanni de Medici
Florence
Medici Family
the exchange of goods and cultural ideas along the Mediterranean Sea.
Elliptical orbit
Predestination
Florence
Italy's location was important during the Renaissance because
During the Renaissance, artwork became more
realistic
outlandish
fake
greek oriented
What invention caused the spread of knowledge in Europe during the Renaissance period?
Guild
Type Writer
printing press
Black Death
A religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches.
Protestant Reformation
During the Renaissance, artwork became more
Medieval thinking was based on the future
Predestination
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Arguments written by Martin Luther against the Catholic church. They were posted on Octobe 31, 1517.
Florence
95 Theses
Renaissance
During the Renaissance, artwork became less realistic.
reform movement of Western Christianity
Johann Gutenberg
Reformation
Martin Luther
Marco Polo
Who was the king of England (Tudor Monarch), He cut ties with the Catholic Church to divorce his first wife
John Calvin
King Henry VIII
Jan Huss
King Charles VIII
who was King Henry VIII favorite wife and why?
Catherine of Aragon because she was married to his brother first.
Anne of Cleves because of how pretty she was.
Jane Seymour because she gave him his only son.
Tudor monarch whose want for a male heir led him to break with the Catholic Church over his need to divorce and marry again. He did so 6 times.
Henry the 7th
Henry the 8th
Louis the 14th
What was Henry the 8th seeking above all else?
A happy marriage
A male heir to the throne
European dominance
Did Anne Boleyn help Henry the 8th with a male heir?
She did. He became king later.
She did not. She was later executed for treason.
She did not, but they kept trying throughout a happy marriage.
What happened to Henry's wife Jane Seymour after giving birth to Edward?
She was executed for treason.
She died soon after childbirth.
They remained happily married and raised Edward together.
To whom did Anne Boleyn give birth to?
Mary
Anne the 2nd
Elizabeth the 1st
Why was Catherine Howard executed?
She committed adultery against Henry.
She sold military secrets to the French.
She was not executed.
What was Henry's last name?
Stuart
Tudor
McDonald
Where was the Reconquista fought?
Holy Land
England
Iberian Peninsula
Germany
Italy
What two religious groups fought for control during the Reconquista?
Jews and Christians
Muslims and Jews
Protestants and Catholics
Pagans and Christians
Christians and Muslims
Where were the Moors from?
Northern Africa
Germany
Scandinavia
Greece
Mongolia
Approximately how long did the Reconquista last?
50 Years
100 Years
300 Years
500 Years
800 Years
What year did the Reconquista end?
711
718
933
1215
1492
Who were the Spanish monarchs that finally defeated the Moors and ended the Reconquista?
Matilda and Henry
Mary and Louis
Isabella and Ferdinand
Eleanor and Richard
Margaret and Edward
What was the last area of land that was conquered by the Christians to end the Reconquista?
Aragon
Castile
Leon
Granada
Gibraltar
What famous explorer did Ferdinand and Isabella authorize an expedition for in 1492?
Christopher Columbus
Marco Polo
Hernan Cortes
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco de Gama
