World History Unit 5 - The Renaissance Period

What was Martin Luther protesting when he wrote the “Ninety-Five Theses”?

Indulgences

Who funded Christopher Columbus' first voyages to the new world?

Queen Isabella of Spain

Which Italian explorer were the lands of the new world named after?

Amerigo Vespucci

Which of these isn't a factor that led to the Reformation?

Anger of the upper class that they were not making more money

What is the belief in the benefits of profitable trading?

Mercantilism

Why was the printing press important?

Helped spread the ideas of the Reformation

When Henry VIII divorced Katherine of Aragon, this separated England from which influential city?

Rome

Who wrote “The Institute of the Christian Religion”?

John Calvin

Why was Queen Mary of England putting Protestants to death?

They would not convert to Roman Catholicism

Which book led to the replacement of Mass with Holy Communion?

The 2nd prayer book

What language did Martin Luther translate the new testament into?

German

What defines a Humanist Scholar?

They study ancient Romans and Greeks

Who wrote the Institutes of Christian religion?

John Calvin

Which ancient Indian civilization collapsed before the arrival of the spanish?

The Maya

Which Native Americans established an empire in the Valley of Mexico?

The Aztec

Which city in Switzerland was the center of Ulrich Zwingli’s influence?

Zurich

Who published a New Testament?

Erasmus

Which doctrine granted political benefits and freedoms to the common man?

Supremacy of Scripture

Who was one of the leading Italian artists during the high renaissance?

Michelangelo

What is the name of the book written by Machiavelli?

The Prince

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

Leonardo Da Vinci

Who was dubbed “The Father of the Renaissance”?

Petrarch

Who translated the Bible into English?

John Wycliffe

Which native Americans lived in the Andes Mountains?

The Inca