Middle Ages and Feudalism
What made the Church hypocritical in Medieval Europe?
They had a lot of money and land.
What introduced Europe to the goods from Africa, the Middle East, and Asia?
The Crusades
What does Renaissance mean in French?
Rebirth
Which country was pushing exploration for a route to Asia?
Portugal
Explain the basic structure of the society.
A small number of people on top with the power: Kings and Nobles. Peasants on the bottom with no power or money.
What did the Middle East act as a crossroads for?
Europe, Asia, Africa
Roughly when did the Renaissance occur?
Late 1300s to 1600s
How far was the sea route to Asia if you went around Africa?
About 24,000 miles/ 300 days at sea
Manor
an area ruled by a lord, including the lord's castle and the lands around it
Who was educated in the Middle Ages?
Mostly just clergymen of the church
Trade brought new technology to Europe. What is the most significant thing these technologies enabled them to do?
Long-distance sea travel/Exploration beyond sight of land
What was the Renaissance?
A surge in discoveries in art, medicine, astronomy, and chemistry
Name one of the two explorers that sought a route around Africa.
Bartolomeu Dias, Vasco da Gama
Caravan
A group of people who travel together for safety
What knowledge from the past did the Church not preserve?
Information and knowledge that it did not approve of or like.
List 4 popular goods from the Silk Road
Silk, Porcelain, jade, tea, Spices, Textiles (cloth), indigo (blue dye), sugar, horses
What was arguably the most important invention of the Renaissance? (hint: A german invented it)
Gutenberg's "movable type" printing press
What is the name of the Southern tip of Africa?
The Cape of Good Hope
Innovation
A new method of doing something or idea
Why did Europe take part in the Crusades? (2 things)
To take back the holy land, to take wealth for themselves
Explain the Silk Road and its significance.
The Silk road was a series of trade routes that connected Africa and Asia and allowed a flow of goods that each location otherwise would not have had.
How does a compass work?
It uses a very light magnet that interacts with Earth's magnetic field and always points North.
Astrolabe (be specific)
A navigational instrument used for determining latitude