Vocabulary Review
What is the definition of humanism?
A movement focused on human potential and a study of the classics
A true “Renaissance man”; known for the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper
Leonardo Da Vinci
What is Quipu?
Incan system of counting
What type of disease is the Black Death? (Fungal, Viral, Bacterial, Parasitic, etc.)
Bacterial
What region was the center of the Northern Renaissance?
Flanders
Known for depicting the human body realistically; works include the Sistine Chapel and David
Michelangelo
What was the method of agriculture for the Mayans, that potentially led to their downfall?
Slash and Burn Agriculture
Where did the Black death first appear in the world?
China (Yuan and eventually Ming dynasty)
What is a Renaissance man and give one example from that time period.
A "Jack of All Trades" or someone who has many different talents and abilities from separate fields.
-One example: Leonardo Da Vinci
What Renaissance figure is known for his use of perspective; often using the Madonna and child as a subject? Famous works include the “School of Athens”.
Raphael
What is the primary language of the Aztecs that is still spoken by over a million people today in Mexico?
Nahuatl
What was the most effective method for reducing the spread of the Black Death for Medieval societies?
Isolating or Quarantining
List 2 of the five major city states in Italy during the Renaissance.
Any of: Milan, Venice, Florence, Naples, Rome
Author of “The Prince”, provided advice to local nobles about how they should rule their country, coined the phrase “The end justify the means”
Niccolò Machiavelli
Who was the last Incan Emperor, slain by Francisco Pizarro?
Atahualpa
Why was the Black Plague worse for the lower classes compared to the upper classes?
They were much poorer and therefore could not afford to isolate or be more clean
What is Social Stratification?
A socially stratified society needs 2 things.
-A Social Hierarchy (Social Pyramid)
-A Division of Labor
Who created the Printing Press?
Johann Gutenburg
What were 2 reasons why the Native Americans did not have plagues and diseases like the Europeans did?
-Lack of domesticable animals on the continent
-Europe had deeply interconnected cities that were filthy and dirty
How did the Black Death create an environment that helped the Renaissance to occur in society?
It destroyed existing cultural and social traditions and led to a lack of faith in institutions. People started to question society. Massive trade empires also developed out of the ashes of the Black Death as well.