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What did Machiavelli’s The Prince emphasize?
A. power was more important than honor.
B. there were certain ways to obtain and maintain political power.
C. rulers had a duty to follow a strict moral code.
D. human beings were motivated by self-interest above everything else.
A. Power was more important than honor.
B. There were certain ways to obtain and maintain political power.
D. human beings were motivated by self-interest above everything else.
Humanism changed education by...
A. prohibiting women from attending formal universities.
B. encouraging people to read the classics to revitalize European culture.
C. focusing less on religion and more on secular subject matter.
D. producing informed citizens rather than great scholars.
B. encouraging people to read the classics to revitalize European culture.
C. focusing less on religion and more on secular subject matter.
D. by producing informed citizens rather than great scholars.
Renaissance artists were different from medieval artists because they...
A. sought to imitate nature.
B. incorporated the laws of linear perspective.
C. depicted humans in their real surroundings.
D. focused on religious topics in order to teach messages.
A. Sought to imitate nature.
B. Incorporated the laws of linear perspective.
C. Depicted humans in their real surroundings.
Which of the following helped spread Luther’s ideas?
A. support from rulers in the Holy Roman Empire
B. the printing press
C. the Peasants’ War
D. a German translation of the Bible
A. support from rulers in the Holy Roman Empire
B. the printing press
D. a German translation of the Bible
Which elements were part of the Catholic Reformation?
A. The Catholic Church became more tolerant toward Jewish people.
B. Jesuit missionaries helped restore Catholicism in some regions.
C. The Council of Trent declared that faith and good works were necessary for salvation.
D. The Catholic Church made the selling of indulgences forbidden.
B. Jesuit missionaries helped restore Catholicism in some regions.
C. The Council of Trent declared that faith and good works were necessary for salvation.
D. The Catholic Church made the selling of indulgences forbidden.
Which economic changes in Italy helped lead to the Renaissance?
A. A system similar to modern banking came to an end.
B. Increased wealth resulted in more financial supporters of the arts.
C. A powerful central monarchy provided economic aid and artistic support.
D. Economic security allowed more people to focus on the arts.
B. Increased wealth resulted in more financial supporters of the arts.
D. Economic security allowed more people to focus on the arts.
Which statements are true of the English Reformation?
A. The Anglican Church was created.
B. The power of the English monarch was lessened.
C. Henry VIII was granted a divorce.
D. The English people supported the Catholic Church.
A. The Anglican Church was created.
C. Henry VIII was granted a divorce.
Which events occurred in Switzerland as a result of the Protestant Reformation?
A. Ulrich Zwingli and Martin Luther fought together against Catholicism.
B. John Calvin created a type of theocracy in the city of Geneva.
C. Missionaries trained in Geneva spread Calvinism to other parts of Europe.
D. John Hus led a successful religious revolution.
B. John Calvin created a type of theocracy in the city of Geneva.
C. Missionaries trained in Geneva spread Calvinism to other parts of Europe.
Which social changes in Europe helped pave the way for the Renaissance?
A. The Black Plague made people more confident in an afterlife.
B. People were less loyal to their local communities.
C. Expanding urban environments helped new ideas circulate.
D. Class structures became less rigid.
C. Expanding urban environments helped new ideas circulate.
D. Class structures became less rigid.
Why was humanism an important part of the Renaissance?
A. It focused European culture on moral abstractions.
B. It focused European culture on the individual.
C. Classical texts and art were considered superior to everything else.
D. Painters and sculptures focused on the human form.
B. It focused European culture on the individual.
D. Painters and sculptures focused on the human form.
What did Dante feel was best?
A. to require traditional languages to be taught to all peoples.
B. to write about secular topics that were not offensive to the common person.
C. to use vernacular languages so more people had access to literature.
D. to give all people an opportunity to be educated in public institutions.
C. use vernacular languages so more people had access to literature.
What caused the rise of the major Italian city-states during the Middle Ages?
A. the lack of a single strong ruler on the Italian peninsula
B. the spread of Christianity throughout the Italian peninsula
C. the increase in trade on the Italian peninsula
D. the emphasis on formal education in certain parts of the Italian peninsula
A. The lack of a single strong ruler on the Italian peninsula
In art, an element is a universal theme if it...
A. has a greater monetary value.
B. makes the pieces beautiful to all people.
C. has persisted for centuries.
D. causes the subjects to look more realistic.
C. has persisted for centuries
Which statement explains how Renaissance culture affected Renaissance art?
A. The human-centered worldview resulted in realism in art.
B. The focus on religious reform resulted in a movement away from nature in art.
C. Artists used flat forms to allow viewers greater intellectual inclusion.
D. Artists focused less on the human body and more on the human mind in abstract works.
A. The human-centered worldview resulted in realism in art.
Which was a branch of Christianity that developed during the Reformation?
A. Calvinism
B. Eastern Orthodox Christian
C. Roman Catholic
D. Baptist
A. Calvinism
12. Dante’s The Divine Comedy was an important work because it...
A. was mass-produced by monk scribes.
B. lacked religious tones.
C. was written in Dante’s native dialect.
D. encouraged education in secular subject matter
C. was written in Dante’s native dialect.
How did the ideas espoused by humanists change how people saw the world?
A. Followers of humanism became more focused on the individual person and on secular matters.
B. People began to view religion as even more important and significant than previously thought.
C. People began to see their life as short-lived and therefore they opened their mind to possibilities.
D. Many humanist followers changed entire societies into focusing more on religious matters over secular ones.
A. Followers of humanism became more focused on the individual person and on secular matters.
How did interest in classical Greek and Roman texts facilitate new ideas?
A. The old teachings of Greeks and Romans reintroduced the facilitation of new ideas.
B. By causing people to form new ideas in languages, religion, and the arts.
C. By inspiring more people to care about education for scholars and pursue an academic degree.
D. By producing a culture of reading that encouraged others to study the arts.
B. By causing people to form new ideas in languages, religion, and the arts.
What was a political change that paved the way for the Renaissance?
A. The transformation of kingdoms turning into republics
B. The formation of treaties into the sixteenth century.
C. The Italian Peninsula being governed by numerous city-states instead of a single ruler.
D. Art of any form was legalized in several European countries.
C. The Italian Peninsula being governed by numerous city-states instead of a single ruler.
A contribution of the High Renaissance artists was their dedication to...
A. creating the idealized human being in their art.
B. making art available to all classes of people.
C. painting illustrations on wooden panel alter pieces.
D. secular subjects instead of religious material.
A. creating the idealized human being in their art.
The selling of indulgences was forbidden after the_________ ____________
Catholic Reformation
The ideas of family, loyalty, and community are _________ __________ in art and literature.
universal themes
The Ninety-Five Theses, written by______________ , started the Protestant Reformation.
Martin Luther
Complete separation of church and state was a belief held by the _______________
Anabaptists
King Henry VIII’s desire for a divorce from Catherine of Aragon led to the __________ ________________.
English Reformation