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Life Before
Renaissance
Reformation
100

This means a city-like environment

What is Urban?

100

It translates to Rebirth

What is Renaissance?

100

This was the most powerful group in the Middle Ages. You better not question them!

What is the Catholic Church?

100
The renaissance really focused on this:

What is human potential?

100

This person nailed his 95 thesis to the church where he lived:

Who is Martin Luther?

200

The spoken language of a certain area

What is Vernacular?

200

Certificates that removes the punishment of sin

What is Indulgences?

200

One of the reasons people at the time believed the Black Death happened:

What is God was angry? 

OR

What is dangerous vapors?

200
During the renaissance it become common to question this powerful group:

What is the Catholic Church?

200

The major complained people had against the Catholic Church was the selling of these certificates that "freed people from their sin":

What is Indulgences?

300

A non-Catholic Christian

What is Protestant?

300

To re-make something

What is Reform?
300

Most people before the Renaissance and Reformation could not do this:

What is Read?

300

Many authors began writing in the language of the people. This is an example of using:

What is vernacular literature?

300

This king wanted to break away from the Catholic Church because he wanted a divorce:

Who is King Henry VIII?

400

A system of thought that celebrated the potential of humans

What is Humanism?

400

A waiting place between heaven and hell

What is Purgatory?

400

Art in Europe before the Middle Ages was mostly focused on this:

What is the Bible?

400

The belief that people should have a voice in the government that leads them is an example of this type of change:

What is political changes?

400

Name a major change that happened because of the Reformation:

Possible Answers:

1. There were more versions of Christianity people could follow

2. More people started reading the Bible for themselves (and started reading more in general)

3. The Catholic Church (and the Pope) lost significant power

500

A person who goes directly against the teachings of the Church

What is Heretic?

500

Something that does not have to do with religion

What is Secular?

500

This is a system where service is exchanged for protection and land:

What is Feudalism?

500

Ideas such as banking and using credit are examples of this type of change during the renaissance:

What is Economic Changes?

500

This group of protestant Christians were often drowned by opposing Christians:

Who are Anabaptists?