Unit 6 Assessment Ideas Change the World (1450-1750)

Secularism, humanism, naturalism, and classicism are the defining characteristics of which European time period?

• Middle Ages

• Renaissance

• Age of Revolutions

• Romantic Era

All of the following are major reasons for European exploration and expansion from 1450 to 1750 EXCEPT .

• advanced technology in armaments and naval shipbuilding

• need for raw materials and markets for finished products

• desire to spread democracy and capitalism around

• need to find better land and sea trade routes around the world

In the 16th century, European nations wanted better routes to Asia because they were interested in its —

• culture

• land

• spices

• slaves

What major shift occurred in the artistic world during the Renaissance?

• a focus on industry and manufacturing

• a focus on revolution and change

• a focus on nature and humanism

• a focus on religion and migration

Humanism influences Renaissance art and scholarship by advocating a return to —

• feudal traditions of medieval Europe

• monastic traditions of Spain and Italy

• aristocratic traditions of ancient Persia

• classical traditions of Greece and Rome

How did popes and powerful families impact the creation of Renaissance art?

• through political support of artists

• through financial support of artists

• through international trade in sculpture

• through innovative education in technique

What is one way the Catholic Church attempted to limit the spread of Protestantism during the Reformation?

• by convening the Council of Trent, where Catholic officials clarified religious doctrine

• by creating the University of Bologna, where Jesuit monks taught a classical curriculum

• by holding the Westminster Assembly, where Anglican clergy composed a faith statement

• by supporting the Edict of Nantes, where French leaders expressed a need for religious toleration

How did the Reformation change the political role of the Catholic Church in European society?

• Serfs began refusing to offer tithes to the Church.

• The Church began allowing priests to get married.

• Powerful kings began replacing the pope as the political leader.

• The pope began requiring loyalty oaths from bishops and nobles.

Many people supported the Reformation because they objected to —

• corrupt practices of the Roman Catholic Church

• imperialistic foreign policies of the government

• philosophical teachings of the Protestant Church

• obvious social injustices of the feudal system

All of the following denominations were established as a result of the Reformation except –

• Anglican

• Lutheran

• Greek Orthodox

• Methodist