Rise of arts and sciences in Europe
Renaissance
Time period where Feudalism was the main form of government in Europe
Time period where Europeans set off to discover new ways to get to Asia
Age of Exploration
Time period where the Church splits into different denominations
Reformation
Name two regions of Europe
Scandinavia, Balkans, etc.
Name 4 famous renaissance artists and what they were famous for
Leonardo Da Vinci- Famous Inventor
Raphael- Apprentice to Leonardo
Donatello- Sculptor
Michelangelo- Painted frescoes on Ceilings
Who is the "Father of Europe" and leader of the Holy Roman Empire?
Charlamagne
Who was the Crusader King with leprosy that fought off Muslim invaders?
King Baldwin
Who was the French peasant girl who helped France defeat England in the hundred years war?
Joan of Arc
Transfer of People, Goods, and Disease between Europe and America
Columbian Exchange
Why did Henry VIII start his own church?
Wanted a divorce, pope said no
Who was the most famous Renaissance Actor/Playwriter, and name one of his plays
William Shakespeare, Hamlet
Who are the Americas named after? (namesake)
Amerigo Vespucci
Which Viking explorer discovered Canada before Christopher Columbus?
Leif Ericson
Which German Monk rebelled against the Church during the Reformation period?
Martin Luther
How was the Columbian Exchange different from the Silk Road?
Silk Road was Asia, Columbian Exchange was the Americas
How did Feudalism work in medieval Europe?
Vassals would serve lords in exchange for land/protection
How would someone become a Knight?
Page, then Squire, then Knight
How did the Bubonic Plague end Feudalism
Less Serfs, so they were worth more
Who do you think was the first person to "discover" the Americas?
Leif Ericson- first European
Christopher Columbus- First European from the "major countries"
Native Americans- first people there
What are two differences between the Treaty of Tordesillas and the Berlin Conference?
Tordesilla was unsuccessful and Berlin was successful. Berlin was all of Europe and Tordesillas was just Spain and Portugal
What were the Crusades, Reconquista, and the Inquisition? How were they connected?
Crusades- Wars to reclaim the Middle East
Reconquista- War to reclaim Spain. Muslims took Spain as a revenge for the Crusades
Inquisition- Bad Treatment of Muslims in Spain after the Reconquista
How did Humanism cause the Reformation?
People were more open to thinking for themselves, and realized they didn't have to listen to the Pope. They decided to rebel.
Where was Christopher Columbus trying to travel to, and where did he end up?
Asia, the Carribean
Why did Europeans need to find a new route to Asia? Why did they think going West would make them end up in the East?
Ottoman Empire captured Constantinople, so Europeans couldn't trade with the East. The world is round.