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How did Martin Luther react when peasant rebels took up his banner as a means of bringing about social change in Germany?
He denounced the peasants, and the rebellion was suppressed.
In the scientific method, a hypothesis is a?
Possible explanation to be tested.
Many scholars agree that between 1450 and 1750 people’s beliefs in both Christianity and magic led to
The persecution of people as witches.
The main goal of the Jesuits was to
defend, restore, and spread the Catholic faith.
What changes did the Catholic Church make during the Catholic Reformation?
It provided penalties for corruption among the clergy
Today’s Baptists, Mennonites, and Amish can all trace their religious ancestry to the
Anabaptists
What triggered the events that resulted in the formation of the Church of England?
Henry VIII wanted a divorce
The inventor who perfected the microscope and was the first person to see cells and microorganisms was
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
What humanist of Northern Europe wrote about his vision of an ideal society, in which people live in peace and harmony?
Sir Thomas More
The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa were the work of the great artist
Leonardo da Vinci
Who assembled a library of Greek and Roman manuscripts preserving the works of Cicero, Homer, and Virgil?
Francesco Petrarch
The age of great change marked by renewed interest in classical learning and the arts is called the
Renaissance
In the 1600s, Robert Boyle’s work transformed the field of
Chemistry
The purpose of the Council of Trent was to
Direct the reform of the Catholic Church
Sir Thomas More was executed because he
Would not accept Henry VIII as head of the Church in England
Humanist scholars differed from medieval thinkers in that humanists
Tended to focus more on worldly subjects.
Anabaptists believed that infants should not be baptized because
Infants are too young to accept the Christian faith.
What resulted from the Peace of Augsburg in 1555?
Each German prince could decide the religion for his lands.
The Swiss city-state of Geneva became a model of Protestant morality under the leadership of
John Calvin.
What major theme of the northern Renaissance did Albrecht Dürer’s engravings portray?
Religious upheaval
What was the reaction among most scholars of the time to the work of Copernicus and Galileo? Describe the ideology these scholars defended.
Most scholars reacted positively to Copernicus and Galileos work and were supportive of the scientific advancement they made. Main focus was heliocentric theory, theory that sun is center of the universe, going against the belief of a geocentric universe, which church and most people believed, which is a theory that the earth is the center of the universe.
Compare the beliefs of Martin Luther to those of John Calvin on the topics of
indulgences and salvation.
Luther and Calvin opposed indulgences and believed that the pope didn’t determine salvation faith of the people did.
Martin Luther believed pope can’t release souls from the purgatory.
Calvin believed in predestination and all
people are born either saint or sinner.
What contributed to the start of the English Civil War?
Parliament executed the chief ministers of Charles I
How did Peter the Great gain territory for Russia along the Baltic Sea?
He won a long war with Sweden.
How did Peter the Great gain territory for Russia along the Baltic Sea?
He won a long war with Sweden
How did Peter the Great gain territory for Russia along the Baltic Sea?
He won a long war with Sweden
