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100
A financial supporter of the arts is known as what? A) Indulgences B) Patron C) Petrarch D) Humanist
B) Patron
100
Europeans called this age the Renaissance, which means: a) Reconquering b) Rebirth c) Reuse d) React
B) Rebirth
100
What was one cause of the Protestant Reformation? a) revolt by the Moors in Spain b) passage of the Act of Supremacy in England c) call for the Council of Trent by Pope Paul III d) corruption among high officials of the Catholic Church
d) corruption among high officials of the Catholic Church
100
Who wrote a guide for rulers on how to gain and maintain power in a book called "The Prince?" a) Niccolo Machiavelli b) Johann Gutenberg c) Thomas Cranmer d) Johannes Kepler
a) Niccolo Machiavelli
100
What was the family that lived in Florence and ranked among the richest merchants and bankers in Europe? a) The Lorenzo Family b) The Medici Family c) The Pontillo Family d) The da Vinci Family
b) The Medici Family
200
What was one piece of art made by Leonardo da Vinci? A) The School of Athens B) Pieta C) Mona Lisa D)Sculpture of soldier on horseback
C) Mona Lisa
200
One reason the Renaissance began in Italy was that Italian city-states a) defeated the Spanish Armada b) were unified as a nation under the Pope c) were unaffected by the Commercial Revolution d) dominated key Mediterranean trade routes
d) dominated key Mediterranean trade routes
200
Which innovation had the greatest impact on the Protestant Reformation? a) movable-type printing press b) Mercator map projection c) magnetic compass d) triangular sail
a) movable-type printing press
200
What revolutionary idea did Nicolaus Copernicus come up with?
Heliocentric model of the universe. Sun stands at the center of the universe
200
What town in Germany was where a priest named Johann Tetzel gave out indulgence? a) Rome b) Wittenberg c) Berlin d) Munich
b) Wittenberg
300
What is one piece of artwork made by Michelangelo? A) The school of Athens B) Pieta C) Mona Lisa D) Sculpture of soldier on horseback
B) Pieta
300
What was one ideal of Renaissance humanism? a) Training as a knight and practicing chivalry. b) Obeying divine right monarchs and the church. c)Living apart from the world and taking monastic vows. d) Believed that education should stimulate the individual’s creative powers.
d) Believed that education should stimulate the individual’s creative powers.
300
Which action could be considered an effect of the Protestant Reformation? a) Destruction of art b) decline in the power of the Roman Catholic Church c) sale of indulgences d) end of religious warfare
b) decline in the power of the Roman Catholic Church
300
Who invented the Printing Press and why was it important?
Johann Gutenberg, Books were easier and cheaper to produce. Books spread around Europe quickly, People learned to read and became educated.
300
Which factor best characterizes the art of both ancient Greece and the Renaissance? a) emphasis on the human form b) focus on biblical themes c) dominance of landscape paintings d) influence of the West African tradition
a) emphasis on the human form
400
What is one piece of art made by Raphael? A) The School of Athens B) The Last Supper C) David D) Sculpture of a soldier on horseback
A) The School of Athens
400
Humanism during the Italian Renaissance was focused on a) the affairs of the church b) self-sufficiency c) the importance of the individual d) political theories
c) the importance of the individual
400
An important effect of the Protestant Reformation in Europe was that it strengthened the a) power of monarchies b) power of the pope c) belief in polytheism d) unity of Europe
a) power of monarchies
400
Why did Henry VIII break away from the Catholic Church and begin the Church of England? How many wives did he have?
The Pope would not give him an annulment from his first wife so he became the leader of his own church, 6 wives
400
The Renaissance in Western Europe is best described as a period marked by a) unquestioned reliance on the teachings of Aristotle b) an advance of Muslim culture c) Christian unity throughout the region d) great intellectual and artistic creativity
d) great intellectual and artistic creativity
500
What is one piece of art made by Donatello? A) The Last Supper B) Mona Lisa C) Pieta D) Sculpture of a soldier on horseback
D) Sculpture of a soldier on horseback
500
One major characteristic of the Renaissance period is that the a) There was a lack of art b) manor became the center of economic activity c) classical cultures of Greece and Rome were revived and imitated d) major language of the people became Latin
c) classical cultures of Greece and Rome were revived and imitated
500
Which situation is considered a cause of the other three? a) Religious unity declines throughout Europe. b) The Catholic Counter-Reformation begins. c) The power of the Roman Catholic Church decreases. d) Martin Luther posts the Ninety-five Theses.
d) Martin Luther posts the Ninety-five Theses.
500
Why did Martin Luther write the 95 Theses and where did he post them?
He was upset with the Catholic church and their abuses and corruption, He hated indulgences so he wrote the theses saying why he was against them, He posted them to the church door
500
One way in which the Scientific Revolution was important was it a) encouraged the spread of new ideas b) strengthened traditional institutions c) led to the Protestant Reformation d) rejected Renaissance individualism
a) encouraged the spread of new ideas