Renaissance, Reformation, and Enlightenment Review

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What does the term "Renaissance" literally mean?

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Rebirth

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How did Humanism shift the focus of intellectual thought during the Renaissance?

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By focusing on human potential and achievements

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What was a major difference between Renaissance Humanism and early Protestant beliefs? Options: Humanism focused on individualism, while Protestantism emphasized community; Humanism was more aligned with Catholic doctrine than Protestantism; Humanism rejected classical texts, while Protestantism embraced them; Humanism was primarily concerned with scientific inquiry, unlike Protestantism.

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Humanism was more aligned with Catholic doctrine than Protestantism.

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The age of great change marked by renewed interest in classical learning and the arts is called the

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Renaissance

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What is a rediscovered feature of Renaissance architecture that was used by the Greeks and Romans often?

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Domes

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How did art change in the Renaissance?

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It incorporated perspective and human anatomy.

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How did the invention of the printing press affect Europe in the 1400s and 1500s?

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It facilitated the spread of knowledge and ideas.

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Humanist scholars differed from medieval thinkers in that humanists emphasized the study of classical texts.

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Emphasized the study of classical texts

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During the Protestant Reformation, Martin Luther was protesting the

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Sale of indulgences

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What made it hard for regular people to know what the Bible said?

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It was written in Latin, which most people could not read.