WH Midterm part 1

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What was the Renaissance a rebirth of?

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art & learning

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The study of classical texts caused humanists to focus on what subject?

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human potential & achievements

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For what is the Medici family famous? Options: being artists, being monarchs, being rulers & supporters of the arts, being religious reformers

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being rulers & supporters of the arts

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What were Desiderius Erasmus and Thomas More?

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Christian humanists

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In what way did Leonardo da Vinci represent the Renaissance Man?

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He was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist.

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Luther protested the practice of selling indulgences. What was that practice?

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released people from performing penalties for their sins

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Who declared himself the head of the English Church?

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Henry VIII

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How did Italy's location help it become the birthplace of the Renaissance?

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had access to Roman ruins & ancient manuscripts

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What was an important effect of the invention of the printing press?

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It increased literacy and the use of the vernacular.

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Which of the following was a major reason for the Reformation?
European merchants resented paying taxes to Church in Rome
Church was threatening to excommunicate the king of France
pope in Rome insisted on speaking only Latin
Luther said he could interpret Bible better than the pope

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European merchants resented paying taxes to Church in Rome