ch 15 quiz

Martin Luther wrote his ____________ in response to the practice of selling indulgences within the Catholic Church.

95 theses on the power of indulgences

A religious reform movement that began in the early sixteenth century and split the Western Christian Church:

protestant reformation

The Renaissance is named for a French word that means:

rebirth

Renaissance ideas were spread through the new technology of the:

printing press

The best known humanist political theorist was _____________ who worked as an official for the city of Florence.

Niccolo Machiavelli

The financial support of writers and artists by cities, groups, and individuals, often to produce specific works or works in specific styles is known as:

patronage

Luther was summoned by Charles V to the ____________ to recant his ideas regarding indulgences. He refused to take back his controversial statements.

diet of worms

A program of study designed by Italians that emphasized the critical study of Latin and Greek literature with the goal of understanding human nature is known as:

humanism

Machiavelli's The Prince argues that the principal function of a ruler or government is to:

preserve order and security