Beginning
What event marked the end of the middle ages?
The black death, black plague
What is a city-state?
A city that has its own government and military
Who won the hundred year's war?
France
Who discovered America in 1492?
Cristopher Colombus
Constantinople was captured by which civilization in 1453?
Ottoman turks
What emerged when Europe began to recover from the black plague?
Commerce and Trade, population increased
Why was Rome important during this time?
Because it was the seat of the Catholic Church
Portugal
This person excelled in diverse fields such as engineering, architecture, sculpture, painting, music, and poetry
Leonardo Da Vinci
From which century to which century did the Renaissance last for?
from 15th to 16th Century
Name one type of building that was built during this time for the first time
bank, university
Name one of the italian city states in which they had banking centers
Milan or Florence
Which two countries participated in the hundred year's war?
England and France
He proposed the theory of "Heliocentricism", explaining that the Earth wasn't the center of the universe
Galileo Galilei
What does renaissance mean?
"rebirth" "to be born again"
Name one product that was exported during this time
Cinnamon, Spices, Salt, Silk, Jewlery, Porcelain
Which were the two city-states that had products imported to because of their shores?
Genoa and Venice
Who led the wars known as the "Reconquest" to control muslim territory?
Spain
This king sought the Ireland and Scottland, he had six wives
Henry VIII
Name an artist of the Renaissance that has the same name as a ninja turtle
Michelangelo Buonarroti, Leonardo Da Vinci, Raphael Sanzio
What did the byzantine empire called themselves?
Roman Empire, still
Name all five of the most important city-states
Rome, Florence, Venice, Genoa and Milan
Portugal, England, France and Spain
This person proposed the bases of the "heliocentric theory" which was later stablished by Galileo Galilei
Nicholas Copernicus
This person painted the sistine chapel in what is today known as vatican city.
Michelangelo Buonarroti