Martin Luther
John Calvin
Vocabulary I People
Vocab. Terms and Places
Extra Questions
100

Why was Sir Thomas More executed?

He  would not accept Henry VIII as the head of the Church in England

100

What was one way Renaissance artists reflected the new idea of humanism? Who did they paint?

Well-known people of the day

100

Who started a printing revolution, creating the first book, which was a Bible?

Johann Gutenberg

100

What is a religious group that has broken away from an established church?

Sect

100

What was the name of the humanist in northern Europe who wrote about an ideal society in which people lived in peace and harmony?

Sir Thomas More

200

What was purpose of the Council of Trent?

It was to direct(start) the reform of the Catholic Church

200

The Swiss city-state of Geneva became a model of Protestant morality under what leader?

John Calvin

200
Who was the scientist who showed that gravity keeps planets in orbit?

Sir Isaac Newton

200

What was the city that produced many Renaissance artists and scholars with help from the Medici family?

Florence, Italy

300

Today's Baptists, Mennonites, and Amish can all trace their religious ancestry to whom? 

A) Jesuits   B) Calvanists   C) Anabaptists

Anabaptists

300

Many scholars agree that between 1450 and 1750 people's beliefs in both Christianity and magic led to what?

The persecution of people as witches

300

This scientists proposed that heliocentric model of the universe? (The Sun is the center of the universe)

Nicolaus Copernicus

300

The idea that God long ago decided who would be saved and who would not?

Predestination

400

The calculations of Johannes Kepler showed what about the Sun and planets?

The planets revolves around the Sun and the Sun is the center of the Universe

400

What changes did the Catholic Church make during the Catholic Reformation?

It provided penalties for corruption in the church and clergy

400

Who was an artist who made sketches of flying machines centuries before the first plane?

Leonardo Da Vinci

400

What was a thriving trading region where the northern Renaissance began?

Flanders, which is in France

500

What was the main goal of the Jesuits of Catholic faith?

Defend, restore, and spread the Catholic faith

500

What triggered the events that created the Church of England?

Henry VIII wanted a divorce

500

Who wrote the Prince, a book that guides how rulers should gain and keep power?

Niccolo Machiavelli

500

What is a government run by religious leaders?

Theocracy