Question 1

Use the following to answer questions :
-Renaissance

Accepted Answer

A) A French word meaning "rebirth," used to describe a cultural movement that began in fourteenth-century Italy and looked back to the classical past. 
B) Financial support of writers and artists by cities, groups, and individuals, often to produce specific works or works in specific styles. 
C) A program of study designed by Italians that emphasized the critical study of Latin and Greek literature with the goal of understanding human nature. 
D) A group from northern Europe who thought that the best elements of classical and Christian cultures should be combined and saw such learning as a way to bring about reform of the church and deepen people's spiritual lives. 
E) An argument about women's character, nature, and proper role in society that began in the later years of the fourteenth century and lasted for centuries.
F)A religious reform movement that began in the early sixteenth century and split the Western Christian Church.
G)A document issued by the pope that substituted for earthly penance or time in purgatory.
H)An assembly of representatives from the territories of the Holy Roman Empire convened by Charles V in the city of Worms in 1521. It was here that Martin Luther refused to recant his writings.
I)Originally meaning "a follower of Luther," this term came to be generally applied to all non-Catholic western European Christians.
J)Calvin's teaching that God decided at the beginning of time who could be saved and who damned, so people could not actively work to achieve salvation.
K)Members of the Society of Jesus, founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1540, whose goal was the spread of the Roman Catholic faith through schools and missionary activity.
L)French Calvinists.
M)Catholic and Protestant moderates who sought to end the religious violence in France by restoring a strong monarchy and granting official recognition to the Huguenots.
N)Campaign against witchcraft in Europe and European colonies during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in which hundreds of thousands of people, mostly women, were tried, and many of them executed. 
A) A French word meaning "rebirth," used to describe a cultural movement that began in fourteenth-century Italy and looked back to the classical past. 
B) Financial support of writers and artists by cities, groups, and individuals, often to produce specific works or works in specific styles. 
C) A program of study designed by Italians that emphasized the critical study of Latin and Greek literature with the goal of understanding human nature. 
D) A group from northern Europe who thought that the best elements of classical and Christian cultures should be combined and saw such learning as a way to bring about reform of the church and deepen people's spiritual lives. 
E) An argument about women's character, nature, and proper role in society that began in the later years of the fourteenth century and lasted for centuries.
F)A religious reform movement that began in the early sixteenth century and split the Western Christian Church.
G)A document issued by the pope that substituted for earthly penance or time in purgatory.
H)An assembly of representatives from the territories of the Holy Roman Empire convened by Charles V in the city of Worms in 1521. It was here that Martin Luther refused to recant his writings.
I)Originally meaning "a follower of Luther," this term came to be generally applied to all non-Catholic western European Christians.
J)Calvin's teaching that God decided at the beginning of time who could be saved and who damned, so people could not actively work to achieve salvation.
K)Members of the Society of Jesus, founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1540, whose goal was the spread of the Roman Catholic faith through schools and missionary activity.
L)French Calvinists.
M)Catholic and Protestant moderates who sought to end the religious violence in France by restoring a strong monarchy and granting official recognition to the Huguenots.
N)Campaign against witchcraft in Europe and European colonies during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in which hundreds of thousands of people, mostly women, were tried, and many of them executed. A

Question 2

Of all the ways that Renaissance society was hierarchically divided, what was regarded as the most "natural" distinction and therefore the most important one to defend?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gender 
B)  Race 
C)  Level of education 
D)  Social class 
A)  Gender 
B)  Race 
C)  Level of education 
D)  Social class A

Question 3

Describe Renaissance art. What were its themes and techniques? (Be sure to include relevant examples.) How were artists trained? What was their status in society? Who was their audience?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
This essay should begin with a discussion of the themes, religious and classical, of Renaissance art. Second, the techniques-such as realism, perspective, and balance-should be described. The use of individual portraits, for instance, illustrates how individualism was a key element of Renaissance art. Examples should be cited; the text provides many to choose from. Next, the essay should look at the artists themselves, considering their training and status; it could connect artistic genius with increasingly humanistic and realistic works of art. Artists discussed in the text include Donatello, Sanzio, da Vinci, and Michelangelo. The system of patronage should also be discussed, especially the role of artists in the competitive relationships of the major Italian states.

Question 4

One of the main goals of Christian humanism was to reform which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Holy Roman Empire 
B)  The Crusader states 
C)  The Christian Church 
D)  Italian bankers 
A)  The Holy Roman Empire 
B)  The Crusader states 
C)  The Christian Church 
D)  Italian bankers

Question 5

What is the best translation of the Renaissance quality of virtù?

Accepted Answer

A)  An individual's ability to master all classical languages 
B)  An individual's ability to shape the world around him or her 
C)  Society's ability to provide for its poor and ill 
D)  A Christian's ability to atone for his or her sins 
A)  An individual's ability to master all classical languages 
B)  An individual's ability to shape the world around him or her 
C)  Society's ability to provide for its poor and ill 
D)  A Christian's ability to atone for his or her sins

Question 6

Use the following to answer questions :
-Jesuits

Accepted Answer

A) A French word meaning "rebirth," used to describe a cultural movement that began in fourteenth-century Italy and looked back to the classical past. 
B) Financial support of writers and artists by cities, groups, and individuals, often to produce specific works or works in specific styles. 
C) A program of study designed by Italians that emphasized the critical study of Latin and Greek literature with the goal of understanding human nature. 
D) A group from northern Europe who thought that the best elements of classical and Christian cultures should be combined and saw such learning as a way to bring about reform of the church and deepen people's spiritual lives. 
E) An argument about women's character, nature, and proper role in society that began in the later years of the fourteenth century and lasted for centuries.
F)A religious reform movement that began in the early sixteenth century and split the Western Christian Church.
G)A document issued by the pope that substituted for earthly penance or time in purgatory.
H)An assembly of representatives from the territories of the Holy Roman Empire convened by Charles V in the city of Worms in 1521. It was here that Martin Luther refused to recant his writings.
I)Originally meaning "a follower of Luther," this term came to be generally applied to all non-Catholic western European Christians.
J)Calvin's teaching that God decided at the beginning of time who could be saved and who damned, so people could not actively work to achieve salvation.
K)Members of the Society of Jesus, founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1540, whose goal was the spread of the Roman Catholic faith through schools and missionary activity.
L)French Calvinists.
M)Catholic and Protestant moderates who sought to end the religious violence in France by restoring a strong monarchy and granting official recognition to the Huguenots.
N)Campaign against witchcraft in Europe and European colonies during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in which hundreds of thousands of people, mostly women, were tried, and many of them executed. 
A) A French word meaning "rebirth," used to describe a cultural movement that began in fourteenth-century Italy and looked back to the classical past. 
B) Financial support of writers and artists by cities, groups, and individuals, often to produce specific works or works in specific styles. 
C) A program of study designed by Italians that emphasized the critical study of Latin and Greek literature with the goal of understanding human nature. 
D) A group from northern Europe who thought that the best elements of classical and Christian cultures should be combined and saw such learning as a way to bring about reform of the church and deepen people's spiritual lives. 
E) An argument about women's character, nature, and proper role in society that began in the later years of the fourteenth century and lasted for centuries.
F)A religious reform movement that began in the early sixteenth century and split the Western Christian Church.
G)A document issued by the pope that substituted for earthly penance or time in purgatory.
H)An assembly of representatives from the territories of the Holy Roman Empire convened by Charles V in the city of Worms in 1521. It was here that Martin Luther refused to recant his writings.
I)Originally meaning "a follower of Luther," this term came to be generally applied to all non-Catholic western European Christians.
J)Calvin's teaching that God decided at the beginning of time who could be saved and who damned, so people could not actively work to achieve salvation.
K)Members of the Society of Jesus, founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1540, whose goal was the spread of the Roman Catholic faith through schools and missionary activity.
L)French Calvinists.
M)Catholic and Protestant moderates who sought to end the religious violence in France by restoring a strong monarchy and granting official recognition to the Huguenots.
N)Campaign against witchcraft in Europe and European colonies during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in which hundreds of thousands of people, mostly women, were tried, and many of them executed.

Question 7

What was the basis of the urban wealth that financed the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The Renais

Question 8

According to Map 15.1, "The Global Empire of Charles V, ca. 1556," the majority of territory in western and central Europe occupied by the enemies of Charles V claimed allegiance to which faith?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lutheranism 
B)  Eastern Orthodox 
C)  Islam 
D)  Catholicism 
A)  Lutheranism 
B)  Eastern Orthodox 
C)  Islam 
D)  Catholicism

Question 9

As Holy Roman emperor, Charles V inherited authority over diverse lands and viewed it as his particular duty to keep what unified?

Accepted Answer

A)  Western Christendom 
B)  Scholastic education 
C)  Other royal marriages 
D)  The New World 
A)  Western Christendom 
B)  Scholastic education 
C)  Other royal marriages 
D)  The New World

Question 10

France's Charles VII created the first

Accepted Answer

A)  lasting parliament. 
B)  permanent royal army. 
C)  royal council. 
D)  royal treasury. 
A)  lasting parliament. 
B)  permanent royal army. 
C)  royal council. 
D)  royal treasury.

Question 11

What were some of the reasons for lay feelings of anticlericalism in the early sixteenth century?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The laity

Question 12

Use the following to answer questions :
-indulgence

Accepted Answer

A) A French word meaning "rebirth," used to describe a cultural movement that began in fourteenth-century Italy and looked back to the classical past. 
B) Financial support of writers and artists by cities, groups, and individuals, often to produce specific works or works in specific styles. 
C) A program of study designed by Italians that emphasized the critical study of Latin and Greek literature with the goal of understanding human nature. 
D) A group from northern Europe who thought that the best elements of classical and Christian cultures should be combined and saw such learning as a way to bring about reform of the church and deepen people's spiritual lives. 
E) An argument about women's character, nature, and proper role in society that began in the later years of the fourteenth century and lasted for centuries.
F)A religious reform movement that began in the early sixteenth century and split the Western Christian Church.
G)A document issued by the pope that substituted for earthly penance or time in purgatory.
H)An assembly of representatives from the territories of the Holy Roman Empire convened by Charles V in the city of Worms in 1521. It was here that Martin Luther refused to recant his writings.
I)Originally meaning "a follower of Luther," this term came to be generally applied to all non-Catholic western European Christians.
J)Calvin's teaching that God decided at the beginning of time who could be saved and who damned, so people could not actively work to achieve salvation.
K)Members of the Society of Jesus, founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1540, whose goal was the spread of the Roman Catholic faith through schools and missionary activity.
L)French Calvinists.
M)Catholic and Protestant moderates who sought to end the religious violence in France by restoring a strong monarchy and granting official recognition to the Huguenots.
N)Campaign against witchcraft in Europe and European colonies during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in which hundreds of thousands of people, mostly women, were tried, and many of them executed. 
A) A French word meaning "rebirth," used to describe a cultural movement that began in fourteenth-century Italy and looked back to the classical past. 
B) Financial support of writers and artists by cities, groups, and individuals, often to produce specific works or works in specific styles. 
C) A program of study designed by Italians that emphasized the critical study of Latin and Greek literature with the goal of understanding human nature. 
D) A group from northern Europe who thought that the best elements of classical and Christian cultures should be combined and saw such learning as a way to bring about reform of the church and deepen people's spiritual lives. 
E) An argument about women's character, nature, and proper role in society that began in the later years of the fourteenth century and lasted for centuries.
F)A religious reform movement that began in the early sixteenth century and split the Western Christian Church.
G)A document issued by the pope that substituted for earthly penance or time in purgatory.
H)An assembly of representatives from the territories of the Holy Roman Empire convened by Charles V in the city of Worms in 1521. It was here that Martin Luther refused to recant his writings.
I)Originally meaning "a follower of Luther," this term came to be generally applied to all non-Catholic western European Christians.
J)Calvin's teaching that God decided at the beginning of time who could be saved and who damned, so people could not actively work to achieve salvation.
K)Members of the Society of Jesus, founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1540, whose goal was the spread of the Roman Catholic faith through schools and missionary activity.
L)French Calvinists.
M)Catholic and Protestant moderates who sought to end the religious violence in France by restoring a strong monarchy and granting official recognition to the Huguenots.
N)Campaign against witchcraft in Europe and European colonies during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in which hundreds of thousands of people, mostly women, were tried, and many of them executed.

Question 13

By the fifteenth century, where were most African slaves in Europe found?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Holy Roman Empire 
B)  Athens 
C)  The French countryside 
D)  Spain and Portugal 
A)  The Holy Roman Empire 
B)  Athens 
C)  The French countryside 
D)  Spain and Portugal

Question 14

One of the new roles for women in the Protestant world was to demonstrate which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The importance of women's literacy and education 
B)  The ability of women to preach effectively 
C)  The great success women could have by serving in a convent 
D)  The superiority of marriage over celibacy 
A)  The importance of women's literacy and education 
B)  The ability of women to preach effectively 
C)  The great success women could have by serving in a convent 
D)  The superiority of marriage over celibacy

Question 15

Humanist and Renaissance ideas of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries were spread by what new technology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Telegraph 
B)  Paper 
C)  Stirrups 
D)  Printing press 
A)  Telegraph 
B)  Paper 
C)  Stirrups 
D)  Printing press

Question 16

The Union of Utrecht was an alliance between whom?

Accepted Answer

A)  Protestants and Catholics in the Netherlands 
B)  Philip II's Dutch and Spanish subjects 
C)  English and Dutch Protestants 
D)  Seven Protestant northern provinces of the Netherlands 
A)  Protestants and Catholics in the Netherlands 
B)  Philip II's Dutch and Spanish subjects 
C)  English and Dutch Protestants 
D)  Seven Protestant northern provinces of the Netherlands

Question 17

What did Henry VIII of England use to transform his country into a Protestant state?

Accepted Answer

A)  His army 
B)  Taxes on Catholics 
C)  Permission of the pope 
D)  Parliament 
A)  His army 
B)  Taxes on Catholics 
C)  Permission of the pope 
D)  Parliament

Question 18

How did printing in the fifteenth century change the private lives of Europeans?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Because pr

Question 19

Use the following to answer questions :
-patronage

Accepted Answer

A) A French word meaning "rebirth," used to describe a cultural movement that began in fourteenth-century Italy and looked back to the classical past. 
B) Financial support of writers and artists by cities, groups, and individuals, often to produce specific works or works in specific styles. 
C) A program of study designed by Italians that emphasized the critical study of Latin and Greek literature with the goal of understanding human nature. 
D) A group from northern Europe who thought that the best elements of classical and Christian cultures should be combined and saw such learning as a way to bring about reform of the church and deepen people's spiritual lives. 
E) An argument about women's character, nature, and proper role in society that began in the later years of the fourteenth century and lasted for centuries.
F)A religious reform movement that began in the early sixteenth century and split the Western Christian Church.
G)A document issued by the pope that substituted for earthly penance or time in purgatory.
H)An assembly of representatives from the territories of the Holy Roman Empire convened by Charles V in the city of Worms in 1521. It was here that Martin Luther refused to recant his writings.
I)Originally meaning "a follower of Luther," this term came to be generally applied to all non-Catholic western European Christians.
J)Calvin's teaching that God decided at the beginning of time who could be saved and who damned, so people could not actively work to achieve salvation.
K)Members of the Society of Jesus, founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1540, whose goal was the spread of the Roman Catholic faith through schools and missionary activity.
L)French Calvinists.
M)Catholic and Protestant moderates who sought to end the religious violence in France by restoring a strong monarchy and granting official recognition to the Huguenots.
N)Campaign against witchcraft in Europe and European colonies during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in which hundreds of thousands of people, mostly women, were tried, and many of them executed. 
A) A French word meaning "rebirth," used to describe a cultural movement that began in fourteenth-century Italy and looked back to the classical past. 
B) Financial support of writers and artists by cities, groups, and individuals, often to produce specific works or works in specific styles. 
C) A program of study designed by Italians that emphasized the critical study of Latin and Greek literature with the goal of understanding human nature. 
D) A group from northern Europe who thought that the best elements of classical and Christian cultures should be combined and saw such learning as a way to bring about reform of the church and deepen people's spiritual lives. 
E) An argument about women's character, nature, and proper role in society that began in the later years of the fourteenth century and lasted for centuries.
F)A religious reform movement that began in the early sixteenth century and split the Western Christian Church.
G)A document issued by the pope that substituted for earthly penance or time in purgatory.
H)An assembly of representatives from the territories of the Holy Roman Empire convened by Charles V in the city of Worms in 1521. It was here that Martin Luther refused to recant his writings.
I)Originally meaning "a follower of Luther," this term came to be generally applied to all non-Catholic western European Christians.
J)Calvin's teaching that God decided at the beginning of time who could be saved and who damned, so people could not actively work to achieve salvation.
K)Members of the Society of Jesus, founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1540, whose goal was the spread of the Roman Catholic faith through schools and missionary activity.
L)French Calvinists.
M)Catholic and Protestant moderates who sought to end the religious violence in France by restoring a strong monarchy and granting official recognition to the Huguenots.
N)Campaign against witchcraft in Europe and European colonies during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in which hundreds of thousands of people, mostly women, were tried, and many of them executed.

Question 20

According to the Dutch humanist Erasmus, what was the key to moral improvement?

Accepted Answer

A)  The suppression of vice 
B)  Strict control of the papacy 
C)  Public demonstrations of piety 
D)  Education 
A)  The suppression of vice 
B)  Strict control of the papacy 
C)  Public demonstrations of piety 
D)  Education

Exam 15: Europe in the Renaissance and Reformation, 1350-1600

Use the following to answer questions : -Renaissance

Of all the ways that Renaissance society was hierarchically divided, what was regarded as the most "natural" distinction and therefore the most important one to defend?

Describe Renaissance art. What were its themes and techniques? (Be sure to include relevant examples.) How were artists trained? What was their status in society? Who was their audience?

One of the main goals of Christian humanism was to reform which of the following?

What is the best translation of the Renaissance quality of virtù?

Use the following to answer questions : -Jesuits

What was the basis of the urban wealth that financed the Renaissance?

According to Map 15.1, "The Global Empire of Charles V, ca. 1556," the majority of territory in western and central Europe occupied by the enemies of Charles V claimed allegiance to which faith?

As Holy Roman emperor, Charles V inherited authority over diverse lands and viewed it as his particular duty to keep what unified?

France's Charles VII created the first

What were some of the reasons for lay feelings of anticlericalism in the early sixteenth century?

Use the following to answer questions : -indulgence

By the fifteenth century, where were most African slaves in Europe found?

One of the new roles for women in the Protestant world was to demonstrate which of the following?

Humanist and Renaissance ideas of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries were spread by what new technology?

The Union of Utrecht was an alliance between whom?

What did Henry VIII of England use to transform his country into a Protestant state?

How did printing in the fifteenth century change the private lives of Europeans?

Use the following to answer questions : -patronage

According to the Dutch humanist Erasmus, what was the key to moral improvement?

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Complex Societies in Southwest Asia and the Nile Valley, 3800-500 Bce

The Foundation of Indian Society, to 300 Ce

Chinas Classical Age, to 221 Bce

The Greek Experience, 3500-30 Bce

The World of Rome, Ca 1000 Bce-400 Ce

East Asia and the Spread of Buddhism, 221 Bce-845 Ce

Continuity and Change in Europe and Western Asia, 250-850

The Islamic World, 600-1400

African Societies and Kingdoms, 1000 Bce-1500 Ce

The Americas, 3200 Bce-1500 Ce

Cultural Exchange in Central and Southern Asia, 300-1400

States and Cultures in East Asia, 800-1400

Europe and Western Asia in the Middle Ages, 800-1450

The Acceleration of Global Contact, 1450-1600

The Islamic World Powers, 1300-1800

European Power and Expansion, 1500-1750

New Worldviews and Ways of Life, 1540-1790

Africa and the World, 1400-1800

Continuity and Change in East Asia, 1400-1800

Revolutions in the Atlantic World, 1775-1825

The Revolution in Energy and Industry, 1760-1850

Ideologies of Change in Europe, 1815-1914

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Asia and the Pacific in the Era of Imperialism, 1800-1914

The Americas in the Age of Liberalism, 1810-1917

World War and Revolution, 1914-1929

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