Renaiassance and Reformation

Question 1

When and where did the Renaissance begin?

Answer 1

It started in 1350 in Italy.

Question 2

What were three results of the Renaissance?

Answer 2

Marco Polo journeyed to China Italy became richer Sistine Chapel

Question 3

What cultures were people mainly focused at in the Renaissance?

Answer 3

Ancient Roman and Greek cultures.

Question 4

What helped trade grow in Italy?

Answer 4

Geographical location Marco Polo went to China The Silk Road

Question 5

Which Italian city-state was the most important in the Renaissance?

Answer 5

Florence

Question 6

What was diplomacy?

Answer 6

The belief that city-states should try to negotiate decisions with each other?

Question 7

What does it mean to be a Machiavelli?

Answer 7

That you always want things to go your way and you’ll do whatever it takes to get things done.

Question 8

When and where was the printing press invented and by who?

Answer 8

Johannes Gutenberg invented the first printing press in Germany in 1455.

Question 9

What change did the printing press bring to Europe?

Answer 9

It made the first bible in a vernacular language and allowed books to be available to the public.

Question 10

Who was the first person to speak out against the church in the Humanist movement?

Answer 10

Desiderius Erasmus

Question 11

Who wrote the 95 Theses? What were the 95 Theses?

Answer 11

Martin Luther wrote the 95 Theses, 95 ideas that showed how the Catholic Church was corrupt and wrong.

Question 12

What did Martin Luther say about the Bible?

Answer 12

Martin Luther believed the Bible was the only religious guide.

Question 13

What religion did Martin invent?

Answer 13

Lutherism

Question 14

What was the difference between northern and southern painters?

Answer 14

Southern painters chose to paint in a more realistic approach, while northern painters didn’t really pay attention to details.

Question 15

How did Renaissance painters make their drawings realistic?

Answer 15

They dug up corpses to study them. (Ew)

Question 16

Who invented Calvinism?

Answer 16

John Calvin

Question 17

What was the idea of predestination?

Answer 17

That God had already chosen who goes to heaven and who doesn’t.

Question 18

What type of modern government did Calvinism influence?

Answer 18

Democracy

Question 19

What were the 5 main ideas of the Renaissance?

Answer 19

Admiration for individual achievement, Supporting the Arts, Importance of Education, Belief in human dignity, Long and meaningful life.

Question 20

Who was the founder of the Anglican Church?

Answer 20

King Henry V

Question 21

Why was the Anglican Church formed?

Answer 21

Henry tried to annul his marriage with Catherine, the pop said no, he did it anyways, the pope excommunicated Henry, then Henry wrote the Act of Supremacy, putting his power higher than the pope.

Question 22

Who was Bloody Mary and why is she called that name?

Answer 22

She was Henry V’s daughter who slaughtered at least 2000 Protestants by hanging or burning.

Question 23

Who were the Jesuits and who was their founder?

Answer 23

They were a group of Catholics recognized by Pope Francis III that tried to restore Catholicism to Europe. Their founder was Ignatius of Loyola, a duke that started preaching after being wounded in war

Question 24

What was the Spanish Inquisition and why was it made?

Answer 24

The Spanish Inquisition was a court founded by the church that sought out Protestants and heretics and tortured them until they confessed and killed them if they wouldn’t convert.

Question 25

What was the Thirty Years’ War, when did it begin, and why?

Answer 25

The Thirty Years’ War was a struggle of power between Protestants and Catholics that began in Bohemia when Protestants rebelled and threw Catholic officials out of windows of buildings.

Question 26

Where is Bohemia?

Answer 26

Present-day Czech Republic.