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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The pope awarded men for their _____.

2. Which fabric began to replace wool in high society wardrobes?

3. The "____ Man" theory discusses the change in culture by elites.

4. The empire's border rested on the Danube and the ____.

5. In which year were the heirs to the English throne murdered?

Short Essay Questions

1. Examine travel during the Renaissance period.

2. How did a new sense of piety affect the populous?

3. Who was Erasmus?

4. What is humanism?

5. Examine how some of the popes used their office as a front for less than ethical actions.

6. Today the papacy is a lifelong position. This was not the case during the medieval period. What kind of life did a pope live after leaving the Vatican?

7. What types of events took place during the Dark Ages? What was the standard of living?

8. Discuss Magellan's achievements as an explorer. How was he honored?

9. Examine the new social civility that came to the forefront.

10. How was the Renaissance often romanticized?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a short memoir that might have been written by Magellan. What types of things would Magellan be most proud of in his career and personal lives? What other types of professional work might Magellan have done? Would the memoir include details of his relationships with the natives? How might Magellan describe how he felt before, during and his journey?

Essay Topic 2

Write a biography of Ferdinand Magellan. Be sure to include his past, history and experience as a soldier and seaman, actions taken to arrange and fund the voyage. Also include his aspirations. Cite sources where necessary.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Tetzel's challenge to Luther. What was the challenge? Why did Tetzel make the challenge? Why was Tetzel sure he would win? What was Luther's reaction? What was the reaction of the people? Who won the battle?

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