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Renaissance Quiz: Art, History, & Reformation

Test your knowledge of the Renaissance period with questions on art, history, and the Reformation movements in Europe. Learn about famous artists, key events, and the impact of the printing press on society.

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Renaissance Quiz: Art, History, & Reformation

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  1. Renaissance - 2

  2. Quiz The study of humanities involves grammar, _______, poetry and history. What was Leonardo da Vinci’s style for his paintings? How long did it take for Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel in Rome? The Renaissance was a transitional period between the _________ ages and the modern world. State one (1) reason why the Renaissance began in Italy.

  3. Niccolo Machiavelli • Wrote a guide for rulers on how to gain and maintain power • The Prince • Any means necessary to gain power

  4. Machiavelli Page 417

  5. Printing Revolution • 1455 • Johann Gutenberg • In Germany • Printing Press with movable type • Books were cheaper and easier to produce

  6. Background to Reformation • Scary time for northern Europeans • Widening gap between rich and poor • Printing Press • Humanist ideals were spreading • More people could read

  7. Church Abuses • Lavish lifestyles • Beautiful churches • Selling of indulgences • Lessen the time a soul spent in purgatory • Use to be granted for good deeds • Now were being sold to raise money

  8. Martin Luther • German monk • Professor of Theology • Saw Church corruption and worldliness

  9. Wittenberg, Germany • Johann Tetzel offered indulgences to any Christian who contributed money for the rebuilding of the Cathedral of St. Peter in Rome • Assured entrance to heaven

  10. 95 Theses • Could peasants not get into heaven? • Martin Luther construct 95 Theses (arguments) against indulgences • Posted on the door of Wittenberg’s All Saints Church

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