John Calvin's belief that God decided in advance who would be saved or damned was called...
predestination
A way of thinking that emphasises the agency and potential of human beings is...
humanism
Which Renaissance author wrote "The Divine Comedy"?
Dante
An image painted on wet plaster with dry pigment is called a...
fresco
What were the pardons from sin that the Catholic church sold called?
Indulgences
What two animals did Machiavelli use to describe the characteristics of an ideal ruler?
Lion and fox
Name two causes of the Renaissance.
Recovery from the disasters of the 14th century. Reconnection with Ancient Greek and Roman culture. Cities became centers of activity. Emergence of humanism etc
Besides France and Russia, what other two states began to expand and become more powerful in the 17th century?
Prussia and Austria
According to Machiavelli, is it better for a ruler to be feared or loved?
Feared
The Romanov czar who began to westernize Russia was called...
Peter the Great
Martin Luther believed that we can be saved by ________________ alone. A. faith B. good works
faith
The political system where one ruler has complete and uncontested control over everything is called...
absolutism
Huguenots were French... A. Catholics B. Protestants
Protestants
What was French King Louis XIV's nickname?
The Sun King
Which Renaissance painter painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo
Why did King Henry VIII break with Rome and establish the Church of England?
To be able to get divorced
Name one cause of the Protestant Reformation.
Church corruption, desire for religious reform, rise in nationalism, Renaissance spirit of inquiry
The idea that rulers or kings are appointed by God is called...
divine right
What was the name of the document that Luther nailed to the church door in Wittenberg?
95 Theses
Which English queen was in power when England destroyed Philip II's Spanish Armada?
Queen Elizabeth
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