World Religion (Review)
Renaissance
Reformation
Important People
Random Questions
100
What are the three main monotheistic religions?
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
100
The Renaissance marks the beginning of this time period?
Modern times
100
The name of those who will be saved under Predestination?
The Elect
100
Leonardo Da Vinci's occupations (at least three)?
Painter, sculptor, scientist, inventor, anatomist, and architect
100
The preferred means of execution for heretics against the Catholic Church?
Burning at the stake
200
One of the five major world religions, but the only one that does not have a God?
Buddhism
200
How Michelangelo was originally believed to have painted the Sistine Chapel?
On his back on scaffolding
200
The name for expelling someone from the Roman Catholic Church?
Excommunication
200
Michelangelo's occupations (at least two)?
Artist, sculptor, painter, and architect
200
The preferred means for executing English traitors?
Beheading
300
The main prophet of Allah (in Islam)?
Mohammed
300
Two causes of the labor shortage in Europe that helped to undermine the feudal hierarchy?
The plague (Black Death) and wars
300
These two countries remained Catholic throughout the Reformation with minimal dissension (as compared to other countries)?
Spain and Italy
300
What did Ignatius of Loyola found?
The Society of Jesus (Jesuits)
300
Why literacy increased after the mid 1400s?
Printed materials becoming more available
400
The three main branches of the Christian church?
Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestant
400
William Shakespeare's occupations (at least three)?
Playwright, poet, and actor
400
Who espoused the principles of hard work, thrift, and ethics?
John Calvin (Calvinism)
400
Martin Luther's occupation when his calls for reform started the Reformation?
A monk or priest
400
The book that became most widely printed shortly after the arrival of the moveable type printing press?
The Bible
500
Animal that is sacred to Hindus, AND their sacred river??
The cow and the Ganges River
500
This term represents the wealthy and influential Renaissance people who sponsored and supported the arts?
Patrons
500
The term for the Roman Catholic Church "cancelling" a marriage as if it had never happened?
Annulment
500
In addition to being an author / writer, Desidirius Erasmus also had this occupation?
Priest or theologian
500
Luther's 95 Theses were written in Latin; who does this suggest that they were written for?
Church leaders
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