Unit 10 Test: Europe's Renaissance and Reformation

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Meaning "rebirth" in French, what term is used to describe the great flowering of culture, based on classical Greek and Roman ideas and art, that began in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and spread throughout Europe?

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Renaissance

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What city in Italy is known as the cradle, or center, of the Renaissance? Options: Florence, Rome, Milan, Venice

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Florence

Front

What is a certificate issued by the Church that people could buy to forgive their sins?

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Indulgence

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Who was the German monk who protested against the Catholic church in the 16th century?

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Martin Luther

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What was the name of the document created by Martin Luther to protest against the Church, which he nailed against a church door around 1521?

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95 Theses

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What is the belief that God has already chosen who will/will not go to Heaven?

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Predestination

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What was the movement of the Catholic Church in which Catholic leaders worked to fix their image and fight against the spread of Protestantism?

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Counter-Reformation

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What was the religious court set up by Ferdinand and Isabella, which tortured and killed all those guilty of heresy, or beliefs that opposed the catholic teachings?

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Spanish Inquisition

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What classical cultures was the Renaissance based on?

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Greece and Rome

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Which of the following is NOT one of the three things that led to the rise of the Renaissance in Europe? Options: The Growth of Trade and Commerce, The Influence of Italian City-States, The Growth of Humanism, The Black Death or Bubonic Plague

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The Black Death or Bubonic Plague