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Social 8 Chapter 4 Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match each vocabulary word

Believing or spreading ideas that go against the official teachings of the Church.

Indulgences

The study of stars, planets, and space to learn about how the universe works

Excommunication

Payments people made to the Church in exchange for forgiveness of sins

Heresy

A story, picture, or piece of art that uses symbols to teach a deeper meaning or message.

Astronomy

Being officially kicked out of the Church

Allegory

2.

Match each of the following Renaissance personalities to their description:

An Italian preacher who criticized the wealth and corruption of the Church and led the "Bonfire of the Vanities"

Martin Luther

  • A famous artist, scientist, and inventor of the Renaissance. He painted masterpieces like the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper and studied anatomy, engineering, and nature.

Savonarola

A powerful Italian noblewoman who ruled her city-state and supported artists and writers. She was known for her intelligence, leadership, and love of learning

Machiavelli

A German monk who challenged the Catholic Church by writing the 95 Theses.

Leonardo Da Vinci

An Italian writer known for his book The Prince, where he gave advice to rulers about how to gain and keep power

Isabella d’Este

3.

Galileo used his telescope to prove that the Earth revolves around ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
the sun
the moon
Mars
Jupiter
4.

Place the following events in the correct order

a)

Martin Luther criticized the sale of indulgences

b)

Martin Luther was arrested and attended the Diet of Worms

c)

Martin Luther became an outlaw and translated the Bible into German

d)

The Protestant Reformation splintered the Catholic Church into different groups

e)

The Catholic Counter-Reformation led to changes in the Catholic Church

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
5.

Reorder the following steps of the Scientific Method

a)

Ask a question

b)

Create a hypothesis

c)

Perform an experiment

d)

Analyze the results

e)

Make a conclusion

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6.

Sort the following items

Categorize the following

Criticized the Catholic Church

Against the sale of indulgences

Posted 95 Theses to the Church door

Organized the Bonfire of the Vanities

Italian preacher

German Priest

Translated the Bible

Accused of heresy and arrested

Executed by being burned in a public square

Savonarola
Both
Martin Luther
7.

Leonardo Da Vinci, Savonarola and Galileo were all born in (a)   , which was the birthplace of the Renaissance

8.

Which of the following best describes the impact of the printing press on Renaissance society?

a)

It made books more expensive and harder to access.

b)

It spread ideas quickly and increased literacy rates.

c)

It allowed only religious texts to be printed

d)

It was primarily used for creating artwork

9.

Which of the following describes Machiavelli’s advice in The Prince?

a)

Leaders should always act morally and honestly

b)

Rulers should do whatever is necessary to maintain power

c)

Leaders should avoid making tough decisions

d)

The best leaders are chosen by the Church

10.

Match each Renaissance advancement to its effect

Faster spread of information

Invention of the Printing Press

Enhanced knowledge about space

Increased Autopsies and Dissections

Increased detail and realism in painting

Invention of the Telescope

Improved medical knowledge

Discovery of Perspective in Art

11.

The Bonfire of the Vanities was an event where people...

a)

Burned luxury goods and artwork to reject materialism

b)

Protested against the King of England

c)

Gathered to discuss the 95 Theses

d)

Celebrated scientific discoveries

12.

​ (a)   invented the Printing Press

Choose from the below words
Johannes Gutenberg
Leonardo Da Vinci
Martin Luther
Machiavelli
13.

Which of the following figures was arrested by the Catholic Church for heresy?

a)

Galileo

b)

Martin Luther

c)

Savonarola

d)

They all were

14.

The “Catholic Counter-Reformation” can BEST be described as a time period when

a)

clergy and priests fought in religious wars

b)

Catholics burned bibles

c)

the Church avoided converting outsiders

d)

the Church cleaned up corruption

15.

What was a significant effect of the Protestant Reformation?

a)

The end of religious conflicts in Europe

b)

The decline of the Catholic Church's influence

c)

The establishment of a single European government

d)

The unification of all Christian denominations