Renaissance and Reformation Flashcards
Which is NOT a reason why the Renaissance began in Italy ?
a. It was the heart of the former Roman Empire
b. it was home to wealthy and powerful merchants
c. It was a place of exile for Byzantine Scholars
d. It was in close proximity to the Pope and Vatican City
d. It was in close proximity to the Pope and Vatican City
Which was not one of the new artistic renaissance techniques ?
a. Perspective
b. Shading
c. Bright Colors
d. Abstract
d. Abstract
The ________ were a family of wealthy bankers in Florence, they were patrons of the arts and held onto the Vatican’s money
a. Petrarchs
b. Medicis
c. Borgias
d. Lutherans
b. Medicis
Which are reasons Europe was in disarray in the 1300s ?
a. 100 years war
b. Plague
c. Decline in Literacy
d. Loss of Church authority
a. 100 years war
b. Plague
c. Decline in Literacy
______________ is best known for preserving the classical works of antiquity, forming Latin libraries throughout Europe and writing in Tuscan for the commoners of Europe
a. Francisco Petrarch
b. Filippo Brunelleschi
c. Francis I
d. Nicol Machiavelli
a. Francisco Petrarch, also known as the “Father of Humanism”
Why did the artwork of the Renaissance emphasize more secular subjects than religious subjects ?
a. It was a direct attack on the Catholic Church
b. Humanism was religious in nature
c. Humanism represented the classical ideology of Greco Roman society
d. Church was unable to pay artists the sums required to produce new art.
c. Humanism represented the classical ideology of Greco Roman society
What was the Renaissance?
he great rebirth of art, literature, and learning in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries which marked the transition from the medieval to modern periods of European history. A new way of thinking. Which lead to future reforms for the catholic church and ultamately different religions. The birth of humanism or the focus on human potential for achievements by basing civilization off of the traditional Greek and Roman.
Define humanism.
A renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements.
Much like the Middle Ages, Italian renaissance leaders claimed their authority to rule via hereditary rule or divine right. T or F.
False
____ is best known for his architectural achievements, such as the dome on the church in San Lorenzo, Florence
a. Petrarch
b. Machiavelli
c. Brunelleschi
d. Donatello
c. Brunelleschi
In the Italian City States, the land owning aristocracy lost their dominant position in society to
a. Clergy
b. Farmers
c. Bankers and Merchants
d. artisans
c. bankers and merchants
Which are developments of the Renaissance
a. Exchange of ambassadors between countries
b. Leadership determined by the accolades and prowess of the individual
c. political leaders practicing civic humanism
d. Merchants and bankers became more openly profit seeking
All
One reason Italy began to decline as a commercial center was the discovery of new Atlantic trade routes
T of F
True
The fall of the Byzantine empire in ____ led to a migration of scholars and classical knowledge to the Italian city states
a. 1492
b. 1453
c. 1079
d. 1189
1453
For most ordinary people the Renaissance did very little to change their everyday lives
T or F
True
Which is not true about Gutenbergs printing press
a. spawned a new industry
b. compelled church to create Index of Forbidden Books
c. Helped spread Reformation
d. Was the first form of printing
For most oridnary people, the Renaissance did very little to change their every day lives
Which were reasons the Chruch was in crisis
a. Monarchs rejected papal authority
b. Church seen as inefficient and corrupt
c. peasants and priests were tired of paying taxes to Church
d. Humanism brought a full scale rejection of Christian principles
a. Monarchs rejected papal authority
b. Church seen as inefficient and corrupt
c. peasants and priests were tired of paying taxes to Church
Which were not one of Luther’s proposed changes to the Church ?
a. Priests can marry
b. No selling of indulgences
c. People acting as their own interpreters of the Bible
d. Maintain latin as language of the bible
d. Maintain latin as language of the bible
Luther received a great deal of support from the German Princes, why ?
a. They were tired of paying taxes to the church
b. Saw an opportunity to gain political influence
c. Could increase their wealth and land holdings
d. All
All
Luther supported the Peasant Revolt 1524 as an ideological extension of his religious reformation
T or F
False
Match quote with the person who said it
1) I taught my followers about Predestination __
2) Even though I was a devote Catholic, I became infamous for burning hundreds of Protestants ___
3) I wrote the book Utopia and was beheaded for voicing my disagreement to Henry VIII about his divorce and split from the Church ____
4) I founded a religious order that became the Pope’s tool for restoring Catholicism in Eastern Europe, while also training the clergy in secular classes and theology ____
5) I oversaw the church during a great dissension and called for the Council of Trent ____
6) Chivalry may be dead but I did my part when I wrote The Courtier in 1528 ___
7) I wrote in Praise of Folly in 1513, a satirical criticism of the Church, I believe people could find God without the rituals of the Church so long as they live their life in accordance with the Bible
8. Feared or Loved I wrote the Prince
A. Pope Paul III B. Mary Tudor (Bloody Mary) C. Thomas More D. John Calvin E. St. ignatius F. Erasmus G. Castiglione H. Machiavelli
1) I taught my followers about Predestination D. John Calvin
2) Even though I was a devote Catholic, I became infamous for burning hundreds of Protestants B. Mary Tudor
3) I wrote the book Utopia and was beheaded for voicing my disagreement to Henry VIII about his divorce and split from the Church C Thomas More
4) I founded a religious order that became the Pope’s tool for restoring Catholicism in Eastern Europe, while also training the clergy in secular classes and theology E. St. Ignatius
5) I oversaw the church during a great dissension and called for the Council of Trent A. Pope Paul III
6) Chivalry may be dead but I did my part when I wrote The Courtier in 1528 G. Castiglione
7) I wrote in Praise of Folly in 1513, a satirical criticism of the Church, I believe people could find God without the rituals of the Church so long as they live their life in accordance with the Bible F. Erasmus
8. Feared or Loved I wrote the Prince H. Machiavelli
In 1534 Henry VIII put forth the _________ which created the Anglican Church
a. Supremacy Act
b, Peace of Augusburg
c. Diet of Worms
a. Supremacy Act
Which was not premise of the Elizabethan Settlement ?
a. Maintain the structure of the Catholic Church
b. Affirming the Monarch as the Head of the Church
c. Using Latin during church services
d. Church became more Protestant than Catholic
d. Church became more Protestant than Catholic
Which of the following were outcomes of the Council of Trent ?
a. led by Protestant scholars
b. stated priests were forbidden from marriage
c. selling indulgences was permissible, bun not for false reasons
d. reaffirmed the church’s interpretation of the bible
b. stated priests were forbidden from marriage
c. selling indulgences was permissible, bun not for false reasons
d. reaffirmed the church’s interpretation of the bible
