Dates
Renaissance
1300-1600
Peasant girl who led France to multiple victories during the Hundred Years War
Joan of Arc
Who fought in the Hundred Years War?
England and France
Thomas Aquinas
790 AD
Fall of Constantinople
1453
First Norman king of England
William the Conqueror
What is responsible for spreading the Black Death?
Fleas (fleas on rats)
How many sacraments in the Catholic church?
7
First Crusade
1095
Evil King John
Who was Joan of Arc trying to get to the city of Reims so he could be crowned king of France?
Charles
How can we define the ancient regimes?
The ancients valued God, the soul, and beauty. Laws and cities were centered around obeying God's law. The focus was on getting into heaven rather than improving life here on earth.
How did the ships get around the Golden Chain surrounding Constantinople?
They chopped the trees down, oiled them, and pushed the ships over the hill
Magna Carta
1215
Hungarian inventor who sold the Turks the patent for the cannon
Orban
What are three reasons people blame for the fall of Rome?
Reliance on mercenaries, Christianity, and moral decadence
What was humanism?
The idea that humans can determine their own fate; we should study human beings in order to make advances here on earth
Who is the patron saint of animals?
Saint Francics
Muhammed and Islam
610 AD
Sultan of Ottoman Empire
Mehmed II
What are the three factors that led to the Renaissance?
1. Constantinople falls and the ancient texts get brought back to the west
2. Black Plague left people open to new ideas about life, death, and progress
3. The Medici family commissioned artists and architects
How were the Renaissance discoveries different from the discoveries that came before them?
The Renaissance was a precursor to the Scientific Revolution. For the first time, people were willing to learn the secrets that only God knew. Modern science came at the cost of trying to conquer nature
Who fought in the Hundred Years War? Who won?
France and England. Sort of a neutral ending, but France won for the most part