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What did Michelangelo do or what was his most famous sculptors called

The Pieta and David are considered to be his finest works.

What was the policy in Germany after the Peace of Augsburg

States could choose between Catholicism and Protestantism.

What was one of the main factors that helped the Renaissance spread

Growing economic prosperity

Increased trade

Wealth

Why was trade important to the Renaissance movement

It made the merchant class wealthy enough to support the arts

Why were more Europeans literate during the Renaissance

More Europeans were literate because of several things:

  • Improving economies
  • A growing interest in religious works
  • An interest in record keeping
Which governments promoted peace in Renaissance Europe

Monarchies

What book by Thomas More praises an imaginary place

Utopia

What was true of the bubonic plague

It killed many many people.

Which did Queen Elizabeth 1 do

She defeated the spanish armada

What was the Inquisition

The Inquisition was a group if institutions within the government system of the Catholic Church, whose aim was to combat heresy. It started in 12th century France and spread to other European countries resulting in the Spanish and Portuguese Inquisitions. Minor religions were more numerous in these countries

Why did northern European artists paint more altarpieces than Italian artists

Gothic windows took up too much wall space for large paintings.

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