Renaissance
Politics in the 14th and 15th centuries
Reformation
Exploration and Trade before Columbus
Columbus and after
100
In what city did the Renaissance begin?
Florence
100
Who were the "New Christains" in Spain in the 15th century? (Hint they were forced)
Jews and Muslims forced to convert to Christianity and their descendents
100
What is an indulgence?
A piece of paper signed by a church official that substituted a virtuous act from the treasury of merit for penance or time in purgatory
100
What commodity did Europeans most want from the East?
Spices (yum!)
100
When did Columbus realize that he had discovered a new continent?
TRICK QUESTION! He never did If you said something somewhat relevant you get the point!
200
What were the three isms of the Renaissance?
Humanism, individualism, secularism
200
What was the civil war in the mid 15th century in England between the ducal houses of York and Lancaster?
War of the Roses
200
What important invention helped spread Luther's ideas?
The printing press
200
Name two goods made up the famous trade in Africa?
Salt, gold and slaves
200
What important territory did Portugal claim in the Americas?
Brazil
300
Which family ruled Florence?
The Medici family
300
What were two principalities of Spain in the 15th and 16th centuries?
Leon-Castile, Granada, Aragon, Navarre, Catalonia
300
Who was John Knox?
The man who brought Protestantism to Scotland in the form of Presbyterianism
300
What Portugese ruler was primarily resposible for Portugal's sucess in trade and exploration?
Prince Henry the Navigator
300
What precious metal did Spain import a lot of from the Americas?
Silver
400
What famous painting illustrated all three isms of the Renaissance?
Bean Eater
400
What was the goal of the Spanish Inquisition?
To ostracize Jews, Muslims, Protestants, and New Christians
400
Who was the Roman born priest in Switzerand who criticized indulgences?
Zwingli
400
Name THREE new technologies that facilitated trade for Europe during the Age of Exploration
Caravel, cannon, compass, astrolabe, gunpowder, lateen sale, sternpost rudder
400
What was the encomienda system?
A system of forced labor in which Amerindians were enslaved to work for the Spaniards in the Americas :(
500
What TWO forms of government were common among Italian city state?
Oligarchy, signori, republic
500
What judicial offshoot of the English royal council dealt with aristocratic threats?
The court of Star Chamber
500
On what three "disorders" did the critics of the Church focus their attacks before the Reformation?
Clerical immorality, clerical ignorance, clerical pluralism
500
What Chinese admiral led famous naval expedititions for the emperor in the 1400s? What religion did he practice?
Admiral Zheng He; Islam
500
Name SIX flora or fauna brought from the old world to the new world in the Columbian Exchange
Wheat, grapes, olives, sugar, rice, bannanas, horses, cattle, sheep, dogs, pigs, chickens, goats
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