Test 5 Flashcards
“Renaissance” means
rebirth
invented the movable-type printing press around 1440
Gutenberg
great task completed in 1611
the completion of the King James version of the Bible
Hugh Capet’s coronation as king marked the birth of which nation
French
Luther believed these three things
justification by faith
the authority of the Bible
the priesthood of all believers
Scandinavia includes which countries?
Norway
Denmark
Sweden
the first great king of England
Alfred
English monarch who broke from the Catholic church and made himself head of the Church of England
Henry VIII
those who opposed the king in the English Civil War
Roundheads
William the Silent defended the Protestant cause in this country
the Netherlands
Sir Francis Drake was a famous English
pirate
the famous scholar of the Northern Renaissance
Desiderius Erasmus
the man most responsible for sparking the Protestant Reformation
Luther
Why was the defeat of the Spanish Armada vital to the cause of freedom in England?
It ensured, once and for all, England’s independence from the Roman church.
Why was the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215 so important?
It established precedents of freedom by clearly defining the rights and privileges of the people.
the “people’s priest” of Zurich
Ulrich Zwingli