ContentsSection 1Chapter 16: Renaissance and Discovery

1. New Ways of Thinking Develop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12. Innovative Art Styles Emerge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33. Trade and Travel Stimulate Exploration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64. Discovery Brings a Worldwide Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95. Quiz 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Section 2Chapter 17: The Reformation

6. The Church Controls Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137. Influential Men Spark Reform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158. A Reformation Shakes the Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179. The Church Undergoes Further Divisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

10. Quiz 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Section 3Chapter 18: The Anabaptist Movement

11. Zwingli Introduces Reforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2312. Reformers Persecute Reformers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2613. A Catholic Priest Becomes an Anabaptist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2814. Conflict Divides the Anabaptists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3115. Self Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3316. Review for the LightUnit Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

This LightUnit goes with pages 272-329 of Across the Ages,

the textbook for Level 700 of Christian Light Education’s Social Studies Series.

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LESSON 2

SECTION 16.2Text pp. 278-283

Innovative Art Styles Emerge

Read “Innovative Art Styles Emerge” (pp. 278-283).

Study Exercises

Complete the chart to show the progression of building styles in Europe.

Gothic  Renaissance  Romanesque

1. 2. 3.

Underline the correct words.4. Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo were great Dutch, Italian artists during the Renaissance.

5. Northern Europe’s climate made oil-based paints, tempera impractical.

6. The Renaissance helped cause the Age of Discovery, Reformation.

Match each person with his description.

7.  the greatest Dutch painter

8.  Catholic scholar; humanist; wrote In Praise of Folly

9.  painted common people in everyday activities during the 1500s

10.  taught Italian art techniques in Germany

11.  developed oil-based paints

Write LDV if the statement describes Leonardo da Vinci. Write M if the statement describes Michelangelo.

12.  an engineer and musician

13.  painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

14.  most famous example of a renaissance man

15.  most famous sculptures are Moses and David

16.  considered the greatest sculptor who ever lived

17.  best known for painting the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper

a.   Bruegelb.   Dürerc.   Erasmusd.   Eycke.   Rembrandt

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Complete the sentences.

18. means “Roman-like.”

19. The style of architecture during the Renaissance emphasized and

 .

20. Filippo designed a double dome that used new methods of design and construction.

21. A   is someone who is interested in many things and knows much about several subjects.

22. The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel shows scenes from   history.

Circle the letter of the answer to each question.23. Why did Bruegel paint The Tower of Babel to resemble the Colosseum?

a.  He thought they looked similar.

b.  He wanted to expose people to stories in the Bible.

c.  He hoped architects would imitate that style more often.

d.  He was comparing Rome and the Catholic Church to Babel.

24. What did painters of the Dutch Golden Age show in their paintings?a.  God is a loving God and will never punish anyone.

b.  Sin must be covered by animal sacrifices to be forgiven.

c.  Human life is broken by sin, but God still cares for mankind.

d.  Humans are doomed to eternal destruction with no hope of salvation.

25. How did Erasmus try to reform the Europeans?a.  He set Scriptural passages to music.

b.  He wrote a book that pointed out men’s vices.

c.  He wrote and distributed pamphlets on man’s failures.

d.  He preached on the sins of man whenever he had opportunity.

Review

Underline the correct words.26. Patrons were a wealthy class of people who supported artists, authors.

27. Vernacular is the term for the language of the common people, royalty.

28. The rebirth of culture in Europe was called the Late Middle Ages, Renaissance.

29. Humanism, Atheism is a way of thinking that emphasizes man’s condition on earth.

30. Renaissance writers imitated the Latin, Greek of classical Rome or wrote in the vernacular.

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Complete the sentences.31. The Renaissance began around 1350 and ended around  .

32. People who use cunning methods to accomplish a goal are known as  .

33. The purpose of humanists’ studies was to seek for mankind and society.

34. humanism developed from new discoveries in science, medicine, and mathematics.

35. Complete the four factors that stimulated the Renaissance.

a.  The type printing press made more books available.

b.  Family-based trades led to new methods of and sculpting.

c.  Italians attempted to revive the spirit of the ancient Empire.

d.  The support of allowed artists to spend more time producing art.

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LESSON 3

SECTION 16.3Text pp. 284-288

Trade and Travel Stimulate Exploration

Read “Trade and Travel Stimulate Exploration” (pp. 284-288).

Study Exercises

Complete the chart.

Explorers of the Age of Discovery

ExplorerCountry He Sailed

UnderAccomplishment

1. Spain 2. discovered the

3. Italy4. proved

had discovered a new land

Ponce de Leon Spain 5. explored

Balboa Spain6. first European to see the

Ocean from America

7. Spain his crew traveled around the world

8. 9. claimed North American territory for England

Underline the correct words.10. Marco Polo spent approximately fourteen, twenty-four years in China.

11. Columbus believed he had discovered islands east of Asia, Europe.

12. Spanish pirates, conquistadors conquered the Aztecs and Incas.

13. Stock companies hindered, improved European industry.

Write cause or effect to show the relationship between the two events in each set of statements.

14.  Trade with the East was restricted.

 Europeans began exploring to find new avenues of trade.

15.  Laws were passed against enslaving the natives.

 A Catholic priest, Las Casas, wrote a petition against cruelty to natives.

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Answer the questions.16. What country was Prince Henry from?

17. Whose interest in exploration started the Age of Discovery?

18. When did the Age of Discovery take place?

19. What name did a German mapmaker give the New World?

20. Which explorer was honored by the name of the New World?

21. What were native workers called who lived in perpetual debt to a landlord?

22. What was the name of the first stock company?

Complete the exercises.23. Complete the ways Prince Henry the Navigator contributed to the Age of Discovery.

a.  He sponsored long journeys to islands.

b.  He paid mapmakers to accurate  .

c.  He funded the development of the  .

24. List two reasons the caravel was a useful ship.

Review

Write the name of the artist or author beside his description.

Bruegel   Erasmus  Eyck  Michelangelo  Leonardo da Vinci  Rembrandt

25.  developed the first oil-based paints

26.  the greatest Dutch painter of the Dutch Golden Age

27.  painted The Tower of Babel to represent the Colosseum

28.  painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling; sculpted Moses and David; Italian

29.   tried to reform Europeans by writing a book that pointed out men’s vices

30.   painted The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa; most famous renaissance man; Italian

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Underline the correct words.31. The word Romanesque means “Roman-like,” “Renaissance-like.”

32. Renaissance architecture emphasized beauty, balance and symmetry, color.

33. A renaissance man is interested in many things and knows much, little about several subjects.

34. Authors, Painters of the Dutch Golden Age showed that human life is broken by sin, but that God still cares for mankind.

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LESSON 4

SECTION 16.4Text pp. 289-293

Discovery Brings a Worldwide Exchange

Read “Discovery Brings a Worldwide Exchange” (pp. 289-293).

Study Exercises

Write the correct words beside each definition.

1.   the global movement of people and trade goods between the Old World and the New World

2.   the era that made Europeans rethink their beliefs and helped end medieval ways of thinking

Answer the questions.3. Who reported that China contained great wealth and huge cities?

4. How far had European ships sailed around Africa at the beginning of the Age of Discovery?

5. What were three diseases the explorers brought that Native Americans had no natural

resistance to?    

6. What was one of the most important goods from the New World?

7. Which nation briefly became the most powerful nation in Europe because of silver?

Circle the letter of the answer to each question.8. What can we learn from the mixture of people who sailed on the Guia?

a.  Travel by ship had become much more popular.

b.  People were eager to relocate and start new settlements.

c.  People from all parts of the world had a chance to travel.

d.  Europeans enjoyed interaction with people of other races.

9. Why did Europeans bring Africans to the New World?a.  to create more jobs

b.  to increase the population

c.  to work on sugar plantations

d.  to teach better farming methods

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Write AD beside each result of the Age of Discovery. Write CE beside each aspect of the Columbian Exchange.

10.  Europeans realized many types of people existed.

11.  About 90 percent of Native Americans died of disease.

12.  Chickens, pigs, apples, and wheat were introduced to the New World.

13.  Europeans realized there were many different languages, religions, and cultures.

Put a check mark beside the four motivations for European exploration.

14. a.  curiosity

b.    climate change

c.    better education

d.    population growth

e.    religious persecution

f.  a desire to profit from trade

Going Global

Complete the sentences about Chinese art.15. China’s most famous terra-cotta work is thousands of terra-cotta in

Emperor Qin’s tomb.

16. Chinese art included symbols after the religion spread from India to China.

17. Chinese artists used silk or rice and tried to make people think about

qualities.

18. The types of art that formed the Three Perfections were  ,  ,

and  .

Complete the exercises.19. Define terra-cotta.

20. Write the statement used to describe Wang Wei’s work.

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Review

Complete the sentences.

21. companies helped to improve European industry.

22. The Age of lasted from the mid-1400s to the 1700s.

23. The East India Company was the first stock company.

24. The New World was given the name by a German mapmaker.

25. Native workers who lived in perpetual debt to a landlord were called  .

26. Because trade with the East was restricted, searched for new avenues of trade.

Circle the letters of the answers to the question.27. What were three ways Henry the Navigator contributed to the Age of Discovery?

a.  He paid for journeys to African islands.

b.  He paid for accurate maps to be drawn.

c.  He discovered new trade routes with the East.

d.  He funded the development of the new caravel.

Match each explorer with his accomplishment and the country he sailed under.

28.  John Cabot

29.  Amerigo Vespucci

30.  Ferdinand Magellan

31.  Christopher Columbus

a.   claimed North America for England; Englandb.   discovered the New World; Spainc.   his crew traveled around the world; Spaind.   proved a new land had been found; America

named after him; Italy

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