Why were the Middle Ages called the Middle Ages?
They came in between the classical period and the Renaissance
He is known as the father of Humanism and father of the Renaissance
Petrarch
The Northern Renaissance is different from the Italian Renaissance because it focused on ------- Humanism
Christian
Together they expelled the Jews from Spain in 1492.
Who are Ferdinand and Isabella?
What are the "3 Gs" causing European conquest in the Americas?
God, Gold, and Glory
It started in Asia, most likely with the Mongols, before decimating the European population during the Middle Ages.
Bubonic Plague/Black Death
This author exclaimed “It is,then, much safer to be feared than to be loved…”
Machiavelli
This word is used to describe the spoken language of an area
What is vernacular?
Name the two sides in The War of the Roses.
The House of York and House of Lancaster.
This Dutch economic powerhouse had a monopoly in its industry and was allowed to wage war.
What is the Dutch East India Company
This weapon, first used by the English at the Cattle of Crecy, disregarded the chivalric code, resulting in English victories in the Hundred Years War.
What is the longbow?
Home to the Medicis, this city-state soon surpassed Venice as the richest city-state.
What is Florence?
This Dutch intellectual best represented the Christian humanism of the north and author of The Praise of Folly
Who is Erasmus?
He became king after the War of the Roses and consolidated his political power by subjecting nobles to secret trials.
Who is Henry VII?
The migration of peoples to the New World led to a trade of animals, plants, and disease. This complex process is known as _____.
Columbian Exchange
This cataclysmic event for the Catholic Church occurred when two different Popes claimed papal legitimacy.
What is the Great Schism?
David (in marble), The Last Judgement, Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo
This radical Renaissance era book, written by Thomas More, centered on the belief that corruption and war were due to society's flawed institutions, such as private property, and not to the inherently corrupt nature of humanity
What is Utopia?
Known as the Spider King, he defeated the Burgundians.
Who Louis XI?
The economic system that prioritizes exports over imports is called __________
mercantilism
During this 68 year period, in which the papal residence was in Avignon rather than Rome, the Church was subject to French control. This, combined with abuses, badly damaged papal prestige.
What is the Avignon Papacy/Babylonian Captivity?
This author wrote a work about how to become a Renaissance man?
Castiglione
His most famous painting, The Arnolfini Marriage, is filled with symbolism, characteristic of the Renaissance.
Who is Van Eyck?
List TWO goals of the new monarchs:
Centralize authority
Control the church
Control the nobility
Control the government
Build large armies
Where was the spice trade during the Age of Exploration?
Asia
Spice Islands