Medieval Europe
During the Middle Ages, which group was generally responsible for the preservation of learning and ancient literature?
priests and monks
The popularity of The Prince and Romeo and Juliet are due in large part to...
the invention of the printing press.
Who sparked the Protestant Reformation when he nailed his 95 Thesis to the church doors?
Martin Luther
This monarch started the English Reformation when he broke away from the Catholic Church.
King Henry VIII
The Counter Reformation was a reform movement headed by the...
Catholic Church
Pope Urban II is important in Catholic history because he...
initiated the first crusade against Muslims in the Holy Land.
During the Renaissance, cities like Florence, Genoa, and Venice were important MOSTLY because they were...
centers of trade and commerce.
Who was the French theologian who supported the Protestant Reformation and believed in predestination?
John Calvin
After the reign of her sister "Bloody Mary", this monarch brought back Protestantism to restore peace to the realm.
Queen Elizabeth I
The Inquisition, the Jesuits, and the Council of Trent all worked towards restoring power to...
the Catholic Church
The decline in the Feudal System was mainly caused by this pandemic:
The Bubonic Plague
By the end of the Renaissance, Johannes Gutenberg had the GREATEST impact on...
literacy rates.
In response to Martin Luther's 95 Thesis, the Catholic Church called a special assembly known as the...
Diet of Worms
King Henry VIII broke away from the Catholic church because it would not...
grant him a divorce.
How long did the Council of Trent meet for?
18 years
What event was the result of politicians and religious leaders’ desire to control the Holy Land in the 11th century?
The Crusades
Unlike painters in the medieval period, who used a fixed, two-dimensional style of painting, Renaissance painters focused on this:
perspective
As a result of the Diet of Worms, Martin Luther was...
excommunicated from the Catholic Church.
Who did King Henry VIII appoint at the Archbishop of Canterbury?
Thomas Cranmer
The Council of Trent was established in response to...
the Protestant Reformation.
This Frankish leader reestablished the ancient culture of the Mediterranean world in Western Europe and was known as the "light of the dark ages."
Charlemange
Which Renaissance idea would later lead to the Age of Enlightenment?
Humanism
Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the church doors on this date:
October 31st
Who served as Lord Chancellor under King Henry VIII but was eventually executed by him?
Sir Thomas More
This Spanish soldier founded the "Society of Jesus", also known as the Jesuits.
Ignatius of Lyola