Semester Exam Study Guide Part 1
1. What is a Renaissance man?
2. In which country did the Renaissance start?
3. Who were the famous writers of the Northern Renaissance?
4. How does the use of vernacular affect us?
5. Be able to match artists to their artwork.
6. Who was the great playwright of the Renaissance?
7. What is the Prince a guide to?
8. Who wrote the Praise of Folly?
9. How does Petrarch influence us today?
10. What type of writing is a sonnet?
11. What is the main reason Utopia was written?
12. What did artwork focus on before the Renaissance?
13. Who painted the Sistine Chapel?
14. What helped spread the Renaissance around the world?
15. What does Renaissance mean?
16. Who is given credit for starting the Reformation?
17. In which country did Henry VIII change the church?
18. How did John Hus change Europe?
19. What war was started because of religious tension in Europe?
20. What event marked the start of the Reformation?
21. Which invention allowed for the spread of Renaissance ideas?
22. Which Reformation leader was burned at the stake?
23. Why did Henry VIII want to start his own church?
24. What was the biggest problem most reformers had with the Catholic church?
25. Which reformer created a theocracy?
26. Who invented the printing press?
27. What were the four ancient empires?
28. Which civilization is given credit as the birthplace of democracy?
29. What is the smallest and the largest of the world’s religions?
30. Which rivers were homes to ancient civilizations?
31. What is the newest of the world’s major religions?
32. Who was the first great Greek philosopher?
33. Which ancient civilization contributed the most to the English language?
34. How do we see traces of the Phoenicians everyday?
35. What was the purpose of Hamurabi’s Code?
36. Which major religions see Jerusalem as a holy city?
37. What is the holy book of Christianity?
38. Which ancient civilization was known for its brutality?
39. Which ancient empire is located in what is now called Iran?
40. What occupation did most people in ancient civilizations hold?
41. Which type of person would most likely be an absolutist?
42. Who did Bloody Mary despise?
43. Which nation’s army defeated the Spanish Armada?
44. What title did Henry VIII hold from the Catholic Church?
45. For which country did Christopher Columbus work?