Dr Justus TMU World History 2 Exam 1 Questions and Answers

Dr Justus TMU World History 2 Exam 1 Questions and Answers Definition of "The Renaissance" -Answer-Rebirth of learning Characteristics of "The Renaissance" -Answer-1. Revival of urban life 2. Commercial enterprise based on private capital 3. Banking 4. Systematic investigation of the physical world 6. Classical scholarship 7. Increased use of the vernacular in literature Why did the Renaissance start in Italy? -Answer-1. Italians preserved the belief that they were descendants of the ancient Romans 2. Italy had a more secular culture than the rest of the world 3. Italy had more contact with the Byzantines and the Muslims 4. Italy was rich because of trade Petrarch -Answer-"In Praise of Antiquity" Boccacio -Answer-"The Decammeron" Machiavelli -Answer-"The Prince" Lorenzo Valla -Answer-Humanist figure who exposed the Donation of Constantine as a forgery Baldassar Castiglione -Answer-"The Book of The Courtier" Desiderius Erasmus -Answer-"The Praise of Folly"; produced addition of New Testament in original Greek so that people could read the Bible for themselves Sir Thomas More -Answer-"Utopia"; Lord Chancellor of England John Wyclif -Answer-English theologian whose objections to Roman Catholic doctrine anticipated the Protestant Reformation John Hus -Answer-Urged the elimination of the worldliness and corruption of the clergy and attacked the excessive power of the papacy within the Catholic Church; was condemned as a heretic that led to revolutionary upheaval Martin Luther -Answer-Became monastic priest because of being saved from lightning; difficult relationship with earthly father caused tension in view of Heavenly Father; legalistic; read Romans 1 and realized he couldn't earn good standing with God by works; wrote the Ninety-Five Theses to change the unbiblical teachings in the Roman Catholic Church Johan Tetzel -Answer-Dominican monk, whose selling of indulgences in Germany disgusted Martin Luther Charles V -Answer-The Holy Roman Emperor that called for the Diet of Worms; was a supporter of Catholicism and tried to crush the Reformation by use of the Counter- Reformation Katherine von Bora -Answer-Luther's wife, raised to be a nun but ran away to Luthur's teachings; had 6 children, supported Luthur but argued about women's equality in mariage. Eucharist -Answer-Communion Transubstantiation -Answer-The idea that the priest works with God in performing a miracle in which the bread becomes Jesus's actual body and the wine becomes Jesus's actual blood