Renaissance/Reformation Review Game Reminder!! Test Tomorrow DBQ Packet Due Thursday!!

Which famous Scholar wrote “is it safer to be feared than loved or loved than feared?”

ANSWER Machiavelli

The word “Renaissance” means what in French?

ANSWER Rebirth

What was the official language of the Catholic Church?

ANSWER Latin

Which Reformer wrote the “95 Theses”?

ANSWER Martin Luther

Which scientist proposed the idea of a heliocentric universe?

ANSWER Copernicus

What was the Counter Reformation. A. the creation of Protestantism B What was the Counter Reformation? A. the creation of Protestantism B. Split off of the Jesuits from the Catholic Church C. The Catholic Church began reforming itself D. A continuation of the sale of indulgences

ANSWER C. The Catholic Church began reforming itself

Which Monarch began the English Reformation?

ANSWER Henry VIII

Which Renaissance writer was NOT a humanist? A. Boccaccio B. Petrarch C. Shakespeare D. Erasmus

ANSWER C. Shakespeare

Short Answer What abuses of the Catholic Church upset Luther?

ANSWER The sale of indulgences upset Luther, because the bible never made mention of indulgences.

Short Answer What were indulgences?

ANSWER A lessening of time that a soul would spend in purgatory. Indulgences could be bought with money during this period.

Short Answer What was the Peace of Augsburg?

ANSWER Signed in 1555, it allowed each German prince to decide which religion, either Lutheran or Catholic, which would be followed in their lands. Many northern German states were Lutheran and many Southern German states were Catholic.

Short Answer What was the outcome of the Diet of Worms?

ANSWER Luther expected to go to the Diet of Worms (a meeting of the German princes) and defend his criticisms of the Catholic Church, however, when Luther got there, they asked him to recant/take back everything he said. Luther refused. Luther was declared an outlaw, making it a crime to give Luther food or shelter.

Short Answer What did Luther ban? What did Luther permit?

ANSWER Luther banned indulgences, confession, pilgrimages, and prayers to the Saints. Luther permitted the clergy to marry.

Short Answer What views Catholic Church were reconfirmed during the Council of Trent?

ANSWER They declared that at the Council of Trent, salvation comes through faith and good works. The Bible was not the only source of religious truth.

BIG ESSAY What factors helped lead to the spread of Renaissance ideas?

ANSWER The printing press allowed for the spread of Renaissance ideas. Books were being mass produced and thus were cheaper, this allowed for more people to have access to books. At this time, many scholars and church officials only published their works in Latin (the official language of the Catholic Church), scholars began writing in their own vernacular (everyday language: English, Spanish, German…). Finally trade with other people in Europe allowed for the spread of ideas.