A certificate that forgave sins and were sold by the Pope and other clergy members.
What is indulgences?
These locations dominated trade between the Middle East and Europe because of their prime location in the Mediterranean Sea.
What is Italy city-states? (Florence & Venice)
Time Period & cause/effect
• Crusades
• resurgence of trade
• growth of town and cities
• rise of intellectuals
What are the causes of the Renaissance?
The Catholic Church's response to the Protestant Reformation in hopes to strengthen the church and regain followers.
What is the Counter Reformation?
Name of trade route
What is the Silk Road Trade Routes?
John Calvin's idea that God has chosen some people for salvation and others for damnation (hell).
What is predestination?
This empire is founded in present day Turkey, after the collapse of the Byzantine empire, causing Europeans to seek an alternate route to Asia.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
This disease entered Europe as a result of trade with Asia, transmitted from rats with fleas carrying the disease.
What is the Bubonic Plague?
Bankers and Merchants from Florence and the greatest patrons of the Renaissance.
Hint: Four members became Popes.
Who are the Medici family?
This war led to cultural diffusion from the Ottoman Empire and trade with Asia and Europe?
What is the Crusades?
French word meaning revival or rebirth.
What is Renaissance?
Grassy flat plains that allowed the Mongols to develop as skilled horseback riders.
What are stepps?
This invention led to the increase of literacy in Western Europe. Include inventor's name.
What is the printing press? Who is Johann Gutenberg?
English King who created the Church of England or Anglican Church as a result of the Catholic Church refused to annul his marriage.
Who was Henry VIII?
Name of trade route
What is the Trans-Saharan Trade Routes?
The intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievement.
What is humanism?
Trade Route
What is the Mediterranean Sea Trade routes?
Event & Cause/Effects
• loss of religious unity in Western Europe
• Lutheran, Calvinist, and Anglican, and other Protestant churches formed
• antisemitism forced Jews into Eastern Europe
• Catholic Reformation
What are the effects of the Protestant Reformation?
Challenged the power and abuse of the Catholic Church by creating the 95 Theses.
Who is Martin Luther?
As a result of this empire's interactions, Russia practices Orthodox Christianity and uses the Cyrillic alphabet.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
Seasonal winds in South and Southeast Asia
What are monsoons?
Home of the Anglican Church
Where is England?
Event & cause/effect
• decentralization of Western Europe
• isolation
• decline of learning
• loss of common language
• Catholic Church provides security and order
• disruption of trade
What is the effects of the Fall of the Roman Empire?
A Mongolian general and emperor of the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries, known for his military leadership and great cruelty. He conquered vast portions of northern China and southwestern Asia.
Who is Genghis Khan?
He brought back stories of his travels that increased European interest in Asia.
Who is Marco Polo?