Key Terms 1
This is a religious war.
What is a Crusade?
The capital of the empire. This city's location near both the Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea helped it to control trade between Europe and Asia.
What is Constantinople?
The pope called on Christians from all over Europe to form armies and retake the Holy Land from them.
Who are Muslims?
This way of thinking and learning focuses on the accomplishments and abilities of human beings.
What is humanism?
He is the head of the Roman Catholic Church.
Who is the pope?
This was a time period in European history known for its creativity, and new ideas. It means "rebirth" in French.
What is the Renaissance?
In the east Religious services were performed in this language.
What is Greek?
Starting in 1347, this disease killed one third of Europe's population. On the bright side, it led to higher wages.
What is the Black Death?
This invention helped Renaissance ideas spread beyond Italy.
What is the printing press?
The peasants' village was located here, where they farmed for the owner in exchange for a small piece of land.
What is a manor?
They are pictures made with pieces of colored stone or glass.
What are mosaics?
Unlike in Rome, the eastern emperor was the head of this institution, in addition to being the head of the government.
What is the church?
In the feudal system, knights offer this to nobles in exchange for land.
What is military service?
Known as a 'Renaissance person' because he could do many things well, his work includes the sculpture of David and the painting of the Sistine Chapel.
Who is Michelangelo?
These are Christians who broke from the Catholic Church over religious issues. In northern Europe they outnumber Catholics.
What are Protestants?
This is the society that developed in the eastern Roman Empire after the west fell. Its capital was Constantinople.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
Here they could marry, in the west they could not.
What are priests?
Eventually leading to the end of feudalism and the Middle Ages, France became the first one of these when they created a strong central government that unified the country.
What is a nation-state?
This response to the Protestant Reformation involved sending Catholic priests and teachers to Asia, Africa, and other newly discovered parts of the world. The hope was to get new members.
What is the Catholic Reformation?
Birthplace of the Renaissance, and home of Michelangelo, and Leonardo, this city's wealthy leaders used their money to beautify the place.
What is Florence?
It's a style known for its high pointed ceilings, tall towers, and stain glass windows.
What is Gothic architecture?
Named after the emperor, this legal system preserved and simplified Roman law, helping to guarantee fairer treatment for all.
What is the Justinian Code?
Angered by rising taxes, the nobles of England forced King John to sign this document which said that the king had to obey the law.
What is Magna Carta?
After nailing his list of complaints to a church door in Wittenberg, Germany, he became the leader of the Protestant Reformation.
Who is Martin Luther?
The most successful trading city in Italy, traders brought goods to here from as far away as China and India.
What is Venice?