Reformation or Exploration Review

Vocab

100

Define  Renaissance

 massive cultural shift that started in Italy in the 14th century, focused on art, secularism, and humans

200

Define indulgences

A payment to the Roman Catholic Church to get a pardon for a sin

300

Define Reformation and who started it

a movement against the Catholic Church.

400

What is the 95 Theses? Explain ONE of the main points Luther was trying to make.

95 statements, or theses, questioning the Roman Catholic Church

Luther had three  main ideas: 

1. People could win salvation only by faith in God’s gift of forgiveness. 

2. All Church teachings should be clearly based on the words of the Bible. The pope and Church traditions were false authorities.

   3.    All people with faith were equal. Therefore people did not need priests to interpret the Bible for them. Rather, the people should have access to the Bible in their own language so they can read it and interpret it their own way. 

   
   
   

500

Explain what the printing press is AND who made it?

Johannes Gutenberg, a German craftsman, invented the printing press. The printing press is a machine that presses paper against a tray of inked movable type. He printed the first full sized book printed with movable type.

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100

On doc A, what is the year difference between the two maps?

1471-1500, 29 years

200

What two areas were affected most by the printing press?

overseas exploration and the Protestant Reformation.

300

One major effect of the printing press was that it helped spread ideas during the:

A. Middle Ages

B. Renaissance

C. Age of Exploration and Reformation

D. Industrial Revolution

C

400

In Doc C, what is the total number of deaths caused by the Schmalkaldic War and the Dutch Revolt? Why did all these wars occur?

104,000, religious tension

500

In Doc B, which excerpt from Luther's 95 these most matches this statement "you are only saved from a bad afterlife as soon as your money is given to the church"

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100

In Doc C, what years does the timeline cover?

1500-1650

200

True or False: According to Doc B, Luther's main goal was always to create a revolution.

False - only to get change in the church for indulgences

300

In Doc B, in 1518-1525, what fraction of all books were copies of Luther's words?

1/3, out of 1 million 300,000 by Luther

400

Doc A, in 1500, how many printing presses were in England?

4

500

Restate the box of text at Doc C in your own words.

It is funny that the church really liked the printing press because it led to it's downfall. Wars were caused by it.