Modern World History HONORS
Coach Ricks
Name: _____________________________
Date: ___________________ Period: ____
Chapter 1 Study Guide
OBJECTIVES: Below, you will find the main objectives for this unit of study. It is vital that you learn
these skills for this course and for the end of course exam.
1. Students will be able to identify the values and ideas prized during the Renaissance.
2. Students will be able to summarize influential literary works and techniques of key Renaissance
writers.
3. Students will be able to explain the origins and characteristics of the Northern Renaissance.
4. Students will be able to explain how printing spread ideas.
5. Students will be able to analyze historical forces and religious issues that sparked the
Reformation.
6. Students will be able to analyze the impact of Martin Luther’s religious revolt.
7. Students will be able to explain John Calvin’s Protestant teachings.
8. Students will be able to summarize the legacy of the Reformation.
This Study Guide is due on Friday, September 4th at the beginning of class. This is also the date of
your Chapter 1 test!
I. Vocabulary: For each of the following, you will need to write a definition. Some of the words below
are defined in the glossary of the text. Others, though, you will need to define using the text in which the
word or phrase appears. You can do this on a separate sheet of paper, or on index cards. You will have a
vocabulary quiz over these words on Wednesday, August 2nd.
1. Renaissance
10. Lutheran
19. Anabaptist
2. Humanism
11. Protestant
20. Catholic Reformation
3. secular
12. Peace of Augsburg
21. Jesuits
4. patrons
13. annul
22. Council of Trent
5. perspective
14. Anglican
23. Christian Humanism
6. vernacular
15. predestination
24. Northern Renaissance
7. utopia
16. Calvinism
25. Elizabethan Age
8. indulgences
17. theocracy
26. Act of Supremacy
9. Reformation
18. Presbyterian
II. Short-answer Questions: Using your own paper, answer each of the following questions as
completely as you can.
1. What were the effects of Gutenberg’s printing press? What was the longest lasting and most
important one?
2. Which aspects of the Renaissance contributed to the environment that made the Reformation
possible?
III. Hand-written notes from each of the sections of the text (4), and additions from lectures.
IV. Geography Activity: Map of Europe
VI. Section Review Questions: All graphic organizers must be drawn and answers must be in complete
sentences.
1. Section 1 – pg. 43 (3-6, 8)
2. Section 2 – pg. 51 (4-8)
3. Section 3 – pg. 60 (2,3,5,7,8)
4. Section 4 – pg. 66 (2,3,5-7)