Question 1

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Lorenzo Valla

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Lorenzo Valla was an Italian humanist, r

Question 2

The success of the Reformation outside Germany and Scandinavia derived largely from the work of

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A)  Zwingli. 
B)  John Hus. 
C)  Henry IV. 
D)  Henry VIII. 
E)  John Calvin. 
A)  Zwingli. 
B)  John Hus. 
C)  Henry IV. 
D)  Henry VIII. 
E)  John Calvin.

Question 3

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Rabelais

Accepted Answer

Rabelais was a French Renaissance writer

Question 4

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Edict of Nantes

Accepted Answer

The Edict of Nantes was a decree issued

Question 5

The protestant leader who agreed to reconvert to Catholicism to become the King of France was

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A)  Henry VIII. 
B)  Henry V. 
C)  Henry IV. 
D)  John I. 
E)  Edward IV. 
A)  Henry VIII. 
B)  Henry V. 
C)  Henry IV. 
D)  John I. 
E)  Edward IV.

Question 6

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Peasants' Revolt

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The Peasants' Revolt was a major uprisin

Question 7

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-Elaborate on the meaning of the term renaissance.Was it a rebirth,a period of transition,or a sharp break with the past?

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The term "renaissance" refers to a perio

Question 8

In the fourteenth century,people who began to question the authority of the international church and its clergy used all the following arguments except that the

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A)  pope had no authority over kings. 
B)  state needed no guidance from the papacy. 
C)  clergy was not above secular law. 
D)  pope was indeed the Antichrist. 
E)  church was only a spiritual body whose power does not extend to the political realm. 
A)  pope had no authority over kings. 
B)  state needed no guidance from the papacy. 
C)  clergy was not above secular law. 
D)  pope was indeed the Antichrist. 
E)  church was only a spiritual body whose power does not extend to the political realm.

Question 9

The Council of ____ reaffirmed the church's teaching that both faith and good works were necessary for attaining salvation.

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A)  Constantinople 
B)  Worms 
C)  Alexandria 
D)  Rome 
E)  Trent 
A)  Constantinople 
B)  Worms 
C)  Alexandria 
D)  Rome 
E)  Trent

Question 10

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-The Prince

Accepted Answer

The Prince is a political treatise writt

Question 11

In The Prince,Machiavelli expounded a new political theory

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A)  which had ideal Christian ends. 
B)  in which policy was based on religion. 
C)  which coincided with traditional political theory. 
D)  which had no place for Christian morality. 
E)  which was in harmony with Christian morality. 
A)  which had ideal Christian ends. 
B)  in which policy was based on religion. 
C)  which coincided with traditional political theory. 
D)  which had no place for Christian morality. 
E)  which was in harmony with Christian morality.

Question 12

Compare the worldview of Humanism and Christian Humanism. How did the two differ when it came to their relationship with the Catholic Church?​

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Humanism and Christian Humanism both emp

Question 13

The Brethren of Common Life was a/an

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A)  lay movement emphasizing education and practical piety. 
B)  biblical organization that emphasized the translation of the bible into German. 
C)  artistic organization during the renaissance. 
D)  book publishing company in Germany. 
E)  humanist society from Italy. 
A)  lay movement emphasizing education and practical piety. 
B)  biblical organization that emphasized the translation of the bible into German. 
C)  artistic organization during the renaissance. 
D)  book publishing company in Germany. 
E)  humanist society from Italy.

Question 14

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Humanism

Accepted Answer

Humanism is a philosophical and ethical

Question 15

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-William Shakespeare

Accepted Answer

William Shakespeare was an English playw

Question 16

All of the following are associated with the Italian Renaissance except

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A)  art served as a focus of civic pride and patriotism. 
B)  members of the urban upper class became patrons of the arts. 
C)  a fixed hierarchy of lords and vassals prevailed. 
D)  rulers competed for art and artists to boost their prestige. 
E)  Prosperous businesspeople played a leading role in the political and cultural life of the city. 
A)  art served as a focus of civic pride and patriotism. 
B)  members of the urban upper class became patrons of the arts. 
C)  a fixed hierarchy of lords and vassals prevailed. 
D)  rulers competed for art and artists to boost their prestige. 
E)  Prosperous businesspeople played a leading role in the political and cultural life of the city.

Question 17

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Machiavelli

Accepted Answer

Machiavelli was an Italian Renaissance p

Question 18

How did Luther view the concept of salvation?

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A)  A need to adhere to the sacraments. 
B)  Pilgrimage to the Holy Land was a requirement. 
C)  Faith alone should rule a person's earthly existence. 
D)  Tithes to the church must be honored. 
E)  Participation in a Crusade is an honor. 
A)  A need to adhere to the sacraments. 
B)  Pilgrimage to the Holy Land was a requirement. 
C)  Faith alone should rule a person's earthly existence. 
D)  Tithes to the church must be honored. 
E)  Participation in a Crusade is an honor.

Question 19

​The Medici family was most associated with the Italian city

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A)  ​Rome 
B)  ​Milan 
C)  ​Florence 
D)  ​Naples 
E)  ​Venice 
A)  ​Rome 
B)  ​Milan 
C)  ​Florence 
D)  ​Naples 
E)  ​Venice

Question 20

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-Why was Italian society so amenable to the development of the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Italian society was amenable to the deve

Exam 8: Transition to the Modern Age: Renaissance and Reformation

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Lorenzo Valla

The success of the Reformation outside Germany and Scandinavia derived largely from the work of

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Rabelais

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Edict of Nantes

The protestant leader who agreed to reconvert to Catholicism to become the King of France was

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Peasants' Revolt

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Elaborate on the meaning of the term renaissance.Was it a rebirth,a period of transition,or a sharp break with the past?

In the fourteenth century,people who began to question the authority of the international church and its clergy used all the following arguments except that the

The Council of ____ reaffirmed the church's teaching that both faith and good works were necessary for attaining salvation.

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -The Prince

In The Prince,Machiavelli expounded a new political theory

Compare the worldview of Humanism and Christian Humanism. How did the two differ when it came to their relationship with the Catholic Church?​

The Brethren of Common Life was a/an

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Humanism

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -William Shakespeare

All of the following are associated with the Italian Renaissance except

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Machiavelli

How did Luther view the concept of salvation?

​The Medici family was most associated with the Italian city

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Why was Italian society so amenable to the development of the Renaissance?

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greeks: From Myth to Reason

Rome: From City-State to World Empire

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Rise of Europe: Fusion of Classical,christian,and Germanic Traditions

The Flowering and Dissolution of Medieval Civilization

Political and Economic Transformation: National States, overseas Expansion, commercial Revolution

Intellectual Transformation: the Scientific Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment

The Era of the French Revolution: Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution: the Transformation of Society

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Surge of Liberalism and Nationalism: Revolution, counterrevolution, and Unification

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century: Realism, positivism, darwinism, and Social Criticism

Europe in the Late Nineteenth Century: Modernization, nationalism, imperialism

Modern Consciousness: New Views of Nature, human Nature, and the Arts

World War I: the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

World War II: Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War II: Recovery and Realignment, 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

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Compare the worldview of Humanism and Christian Humanism. How did the two differ when it came to their relationship with the Catholic Church?

The Medici family was most associated with the Italian city