City-States
Leonardo DaVinci studied here.
What is Florence?
This Renaissance man painted the Mona Lisa.
Who was DaVinci?
Between 75 and 200 million.
This is the most powerful class in the feudal system.
What is Royalty?
This term comes from the French word for "rebirth".
What is "Renaissance"?
This renowned artist from Florence painted the Birth of Venus and was a leading figure of the early Renaissance.
Who was Sandro Botticelli?
This man was one of the most famous Renaissance explorers, travelling the Silk Road from Venice.
Who was Marco Polo?
It is estimated that between 1347 and 1351, this fraction of Europe’s population perished from the Black Plague.
What is one third?
This class exists in between Royalty and Knights.
What is nobility?
Marco Polo travelled along this famous network of trade routes.
What is the Silk Road?
This city-state excelled at making boats and using them for trade.
What is Venice?
This person was a noteable Doge in the 16th century in Genoa.
Who is Andrea Doria?
This Asian country used infected bodies as chemical weapons during the Black Plague.
What is Mongolia?
This class worked on land owned by Knights.
What are serfs?
This astronomer and physicist, famously tried for heresy, was one of the first to support the heliocentric theory.
Who is Galileo?
This was the richest Italian city-state during the Renaissance.
What is Venice?
This artist, known for the frescoes in the Sistine Chapel, also sculpted the David and Pietà.
Who is Michalangelo?
The Black Plague spread from what two animals?
What are fleas and rats?
This is a piece of land given to someone in exchange for work.
Was is a fief?
This was the most dominant religion in Europe during the Renaissance.
What is Roman Catholic?
This city-state's dependence was declared in 1099.
What is Genoa?
This powerful Italian family, based in Florence, financed the Renaissance and produced several popes and rulers, including Lorenzo the Magnificent.
Who is the Medici family?
This group of people, often blamed for the Black Plague in medieval Europe, faced violent persecution during the epidemic.
Who are Jewish people?
When did the feudal system end?
The feudal system largely faded away during the 17th century but persisted in some parts of Europe into the 19th century.
This religious group sought to publicly atone for their sins in an attempt to stop the plague.
Who were Flagellants?