European Geography
Italy is located in what sea?
The Mediterranean
How did Italians get rich enough to afford the arts of the Renaissance?
Trade
Identify one Renaissance thinker/artist!
Mr. Welch will come around to check your answers
What are indulgences?
Paying money to the Church to have sins forgiven
He nailed 95 Theses to the door of a church in Wittenberg
Martin Luther
What country do traders usually have to go through to trade with Europe?
Italy
What do we call the Greek and Roman works that inspired the Renaissance?
The Classics!
Identify a feature of Renaissance art!
-2d OR 3d
-better anatomical details- bodies are proportional
What is simony?
Selling important Church positions for money
He made his own Church, where he was in charge, not the Pope, and divorce was legal
King Henry VIII
What geographic feature helped the Reformation spread out from Wittenberg?
(Elbe) River!
Who got Europeans excited about trading with the Middle East, which brought classical ideas to Europe?
Crusaders
Name one of the Italian Renaissance city-states
Milan, Bologna, Naples, Florence, Venice, Mantua, Urbino
What major change to the Bible did many Reformers want?
They wanted it to be translated to their language!
One of the first reformers, he was burned at the stake for criticizing the Church
Jan Hus
What European country is an island?
England!
Before the Renaissance, what would most thinkers say was the most important thing you could do with your life?
Avoid sinning, be a 'good Christian', get into heaven, make God happy, etc
What major change to Church services did many Reformers want?
They wanted them to be in their own language, not Latin
His efforts to translate the Bible into English led to the creation of the King James Bible
Tyndale
The King of which country once kidnapped the pope due to a disagreement over taxes?
What philosophy is Petrarch usually credited with developing?
After the Renaissance, what would many people say was the most important thing you could do with your life?
Get educated, question authority, fulfill your potential, achieve greatness, etc
What treaty ended religious wars during the Reformation by allowing local leaders to pick the official religion for their own region?
The Peace of Augsburg
What Catholic meeting led to the Counter Reformation, where the Church improved its image by curbing corruption?
the Council of Trent