Reformation
The major goal of the movement called Christian humanism was
the reform of the Catholic Church.
Luther finally broke with the Catholic Church because
the Catholic Church insisted that he change his belief about faith alone.
The humanist movement of the Renaissance was based on
the study of the classics, or Greek and Roman literature.
How was the human-focused worldview of the Italian Renaissance expressed in its art?
A realistic style was developed that showed the human form as a living, three-dimensional person.
Which of the following was based on learning the classics?
Christian humanism
The first Protestant faith was based on
Martin Luther's religious movement.
Which of the following explains how Petrarch's actions spread Renaissance ideas in the fourteenth century?
Petrarch searched for ancient Latin manuscripts, and others followed his lead.
The Italian Renaissance produced master artists such as painters
Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.
What did Desiderius Erasmus think was most important about religion?
inner piety, or inner religious feeling
How did politics in the Holy Roman Empire help establish the first Protestant faith in Germany?
The emperor was besieged by other problems and did not pay enough attention to developing military forces against him in Germany.
What effect did printing with movable type have on people during the Renaissance?
People became more educated.
What core idea of the Renaissance was expressed by painters using the laws of perspective?
Focus on realism and the individual is key.
Both Erasmus and Martin Luther wanted the Catholic Church to reform because
there seemed to be corruption in the Catholic Church.
The Peace of Augsburg allowed each German state's ruler to
choose between Catholicism and Lutheranism.
The purpose of humanist schools during the Renaissance was to
produce individuals who were able to lead good lives.
Which is of the following would represent the art of the Renaissance in northern European countries?
a small, detailed, and realistic portrait
Luther's idea of justification by faith alone meant that
human beings went to heaven because they had faith in God.
Which of the following was the first Protestant religion?
Lutheranism
Courses of study including history, philosophy, rhetoric, grammar, poetry, mathematics, astronomy, and music were known as
liberal studies.
Dante wrote The Divine Comedy in the vernacular rather than in classical Latin so that
everyone could read his work, not just scholars.