Chapter 17 World History Test – Flashcards
Unlock all answers in this set
Unlock answersquestion
Renaissance
answer
A period of European history, lasting from about 1300 to 1600, during which renewed interest in classical culture led to far reaching changes in art, learning and views of the world
question
Humanism
answer
A Renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements.
question
Secular
answer
Concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters
question
Patron
answer
A person who supports artists, especially financially.
question
Perspective
answer
An artistic technique that creates the appearance of three dimensions on a flat surface.
question
Vernacular
answer
The everyday language of people in a region or country.
question
Utopia
answer
An imaginary land described by Thomas More in his book Utopia - hence, an ideal place
question
Printing Press
answer
A machine for reproducing written material by pressing paper against arrangements of inked type.
question
Gutenberg Bible
answer
The first full-sized book printed with movable type and a printing press.
question
Indulgence
answer
A pardon releasing a person from punishments due for a sin.
question
Reformation
answer
A 16th century movement for religious reform, leading to the founding of Christian churches that rejected the pope's authority.
question
Lutheran
answer
A member of a Protestant church founded on the teachings of Martin Luther.
question
Protestant
answer
A member of a Christian church founded on the principles of Reformation.
question
Peace of Augsburg
answer
A 1555 agreement declaring that the religion of each German state would be decided by its ruler.
question
Annul
answer
To cancel or put an end to.
question
Anglican
answer
Relating to the church of England
question
Predestination
answer
The doctrine that God has decided all things beforehand, including which people will be eternally saved.
question
Calvinism
answer
A body of religious teachings based on the ideas of the reformer John Calvin.
question
Theocracy
answer
A government controlled by religious leaders.
question
Presbyterian
answer
A member of a Protestant church governed by elders (presbyters) and founded on the teachings of John Knox.
question
Anabaptist
answer
In the Reformation, a Protestant group that believed in baptizing only those persons who were old enough to decide to be Christian and in separation of church and state.
question
Catholic Reformation
answer
A sixteenth century movement in which the Roman Catholic Church sought to reform itself in response to the Protestant Reformation.
question
Jesuits
answer
Members of the SOciety of Jesus, a Roman Catholic religious order founded by Ignatius of Loyola
question
Council of Trent
answer
A meeeting of Roman Catholic leaders, called by Pope Paul III to rule on doctrines criticized by the Protestant reformers.
question
Thriving Cities, Wealthy Merchant Class, Classical Heritage of Greece and Rome
answer
Italy's Three Advantages
question
Rebirth
answer
What does the Renaissance mean
question
1300-1600
answer
During what period did the Renaissance take place
question
Wit, Inherited
answer
Because merchants used ______________ wit to earn their power as opposed to nobles who _____________ it, they though they deserved more power.
question
Medici
answer
This family ruled Florence, Italy from behind the lines so they didn't have to be reelected
question
Humanism
answer
The study of classical texts resulted in ________________.
question
History, Literature, and Philosophy
answer
These three areas of study fall under humanities
question
Secular
answer
The Renaissance produced a shift from the spiritual to the _________________.
question
Renaissance Man
answer
Also known as the Universal Man, people thought the ideal man to excel in many areas of study thus becoming a _________________.
question
Courtier
answer
This book taught how to be a Renaissance Man
question
Individualism, Realism
answer
Renaissance Artists put a heavy emphasis on _______________________ and __________________.
question
Donatello
answer
The sculptor of the David of bronze
question
Raphael
answer
This artist filled the walls of Pope Julius II's library with paintings
question
Vernacular
answer
Renaissance writers wrote in ______________.
question
Machiavelli
answer
This author wrote The Prince
question
The Prince
answer
This book examined the imperfect conduct of humans and showed how a ruler can gain power and keep it despite having enemies.
question
Selfish, Fickle, and Corrupt
answer
Machiavelli used these three words to describe people
question
"Strong as a lion and Shrewd as a fox"
answer
Machiavelli's saying
question
Religious Subjects, Classical Myths, Realistic Landscapes, Self-Portraits, and Photographic detail
answer
What five things did German painting focus on?
question
Individualism and Worldly Pleasures
answer
What two things did Flemish painters focus on?
question
Flanders
answer
What city was the artistic center of Northern Europe?
question
Oil-based
answer
_________________ paints became a major part of Flemish painting because they could blend into subtle colors
question
Erasmus and More
answer
Who are the two main Christian humanists?
question
The Praise of Folly
answer
Erasmus wrote this book, it made ful of greedy merchants, heartsick lovers, quarrelsome scholars, and pompous priests
question
Heart, Bible
answer
Erasmus believed in strong Christianity of the _____________ not of ceremonies, and that all should study the _______________ to improve society.
question
Utopia
answer
Thomas More wrote this book; it was about the ideal land of peace loving people.
question
Gargantua and Pentagruel
answer
Rabelais wrote this book in vernacular French, it was about Giants.
question
Instincts
answer
Rabelais believed that humans are basically good, so live by ____________ rather than religious rules.
question
Humanity, Education, and Government
answer
Rabelais' beliefs influenced the nature of which three things?
question
Souls and Human Flaws
answer
What two things did Shakespeare examine through his plays?
question
Elizabeth I
answer
Which queen also wrote poetry?
question
Chinese
answer
The first to invent block printing
question
Bi Sheng
answer
Another name for movable type
question
Rise in literacy, increase in learning, increase in vernacular, religious reform
answer
Effects of the Printing Press
question
Printing Press
answer
What invention spread the ideas of secularism and individualism, thereby challenging the Church?
question
Savonarola
answer
This priest told people to burn their worldly posessions in a bonfire
question
Johann Tetzel
answer
A friar who raised money by selling indulgences; Luther's enemy
question
95 Theses
answer
These formal statements catalyzed the Reformation
question
Faith, forgiveness, Bible, equal
answer
Luther believed that: People could win salvation only by _________________ and God's gift of ____________, all church teachings are based on the _________________, and all people of faith are _______________.
question
Leo X
answer
This Pope excommunicates Luther after he asks him to take back the 95 Theses
question
Charles V
answer
This Ruler issues Edict of Worms
question
Edict of Worms
answer
This document declared Luther as a heretic and outlaw and said that none should shelter or give food to him.
question
Serfdom
answer
German peasants wanted an end to _______________---
question
Peace of Augsburg
answer
This document said that the religion of each German state would be declared by the ruler.
question
Katherine
answer
Henry's first wife, she had a daughter named Mary and was Charles V's aunt.
question
Reformation Parliament
answer
The name for the parliament which issued the Act of Supremacy
question
Act of Supremacy
answer
This document made the English King, not the pope, head of the English Church
question
Anne Bowlin
answer
Henry's second wife, she gave birth to Elizabeth
question
Edward
answer
Henry VIII's son
question
Edward and Elizabeth
answer
Under these rulers, the Protestants gained power
question
Mary
answer
Under this ruler, the Pope was given control of the English church
question
Elizabeth
answer
This ruler defeated a Spanish armada from invading England
question
Institutes of the Christian Religion
answer
This book of Calvinism spoke of God, salvation, human nature, and Protestant theology
question
Predestination
answer
A doctrine of Calvinism which states that God has always known who will be saved, the elect.
question
John Knox
answer
This man led Presbyterianism
question
Baptize again
answer
The word anabaptism means _________________.
question
Schools, Catholicism, Protestantism
answer
The Jesuits founded superb _____________, converted non-Christians to _______________, and stopped the spread of _____________________.
question
Council of Cardinals
answer
Made by Paul III, this group investigated indulgence selling and other church abuses
question
Paul IV
answer
This Pope made the index of forbidden books
question
Council of Cardinals, Jesuit, Inquisition, Council of Trent
answer
Pope Paul III directed the ________________________, approved the _____________ order, used the _____________ to punish heresy, and called the ____________________.
question
Protestant churches, Religion, Monarchs, rejection
answer
The Reformation lead to ________________ flourishing, ______________ no longer uniting Europe, __________________ and states gaining power, and the eventual ________________ of Christian belief.
question
Marguerite of Navarre
answer
This Woman protected John Calvin from executing
question
Katherina Zell
answer
This woman scolded a minister for speaking harshly of another
question
Katherina von Bora
answer
This woman argued with Luther about Women's equal role in marriage
question
Final, good works, church tradition, Indulgences
answer
The Council of Trent concluded that the Church's interpretation of the Bible was __________, faith and ____________ are needed for salvation, Bible and ________________ are equal for guiding Christian life, and __________________ are valid expressions of faith unless they are false.
