A Reformation in Christianity, etc.

Question 1

Why were people unhappy with the Catholic Church just before the Reformation?

Answer 1

1) Church officials had grown wealthy
2) Leaders became corrupt

Question 2

What are the Ninety-Five Theses?

Answer 2

A list of 95 arguments against a sale of indulgences

Question 3

What are the three basic ideas of Lutheranism?

Answer 3

1) Faith in Jesus, not good works, gives someone a place in heaven
2) The Bible is the final source of truth about God
3) The church is made up of all believers, not just the clergy

Question 4

According to Calvinism, what is “predestination”?

Answer 4

God has already chosen who will go to heaven and who will not

Question 5

What is “federalism”?

Answer 5

The sharing of power between two or more groups

Question 6

What other name is used to refer to the Church of England?

Answer 6

The Anglican Church

Question 7

What Christian group chose to leave persecution in England behind in order to practice their version of Christianity freely in North America?

Answer 7

Puritans

Question 8

What was the purpose of the Catholic Reformation?

Answer 8

Trying to stop the spread of Protestants ideas

Question 9

What is “heresy”?

Answer 9

Beliefs that opposed church teaching

Question 10

What is the name of the event in Spain that resulted in the death of over 2,000 Spaniards in an attempt to eliminate and punish heresy?

Answer 10

Spanish Inquisition

Question 11

Define Renaissance

Answer 11

rebirth

Question 12

Define secular

Answer 12

interested in worldly events and ideas not connected to religion

Question 13

Define currency

Answer 13

money

Question 14

Define mercenary

Answer 14

a full-time soldier who fights in the army for money

Question 15

Define dictator

Answer 15

a ruler with absolute power

Question 16

Define diplomacy

Answer 16

the art of making agreements with other countries

Question 17

Define republic

Answer 17

government in which power comes from its citizens

Question 18

How did the Medici family use their wealth to contribute to the Italian Renaissance?

Answer 18

Used their wealth to support artists, architects, and writers

Question 19

What country is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance, and why?

Answer 19

1) Italy
2) heart of the old Roman Empire

Question 20

What was unique about Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press, and how did it improve access to books?

Answer 20

It had movable metal type and many more books are available

Question 21

Name the most famous work of Albrecht Durer

Answer 21

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Question 22

Name the most famous work of Raphael Sanizo

Answer 22

The School of Athens

Question 23

Name the most famous work of Leonardo da Vinci

Answer 23

Mona Lisa

Question 24

Name the most famous work of Michelangelo Buonarroti

Answer 24

The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel