Middle Ages & Feudalism
Key People
Humanism and the Italian City-States
Reformation
Age of Exploration
100

The term for the system of political organization during the Middle Ages in which the lord owned the land and all others served him

What is feudalism?

100

This architect designed and built the dome on the Florence cathedral.

Who is Bruneleschi?

100

A system of thoughts and beliefs that centre on humans and their values, capacities, and worth; concerned with the interests needs and welfare of humans. 

What is humanism?

100
_______________ is the German priest given credit with starting the ________________ ______________, which resulted in the formation of New Churches.
Who is Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation.
100
This invention used to measure the location of stars and planets improved the accuracy and safety of travel and navigation:
What is the Astrolabe.
200

Draw a social hierarchy for the middle ages

King

Church Officials

Knights

Commoners (freemen/freeholders, serfs)

200

This historic humanist is often called "THE RENAISSANCE MAN" because of his experimentation in Art, Science and Engineering.

Who is Leonardo da Vinci

200

This invention allowed for ideas and information to be spread more quickly because it allowed books to be made more cheaply and quickly.

What is the Gutenburg printing press.

200
The invention of the printing press allowed the bible to be translated into _______________.
What is mother tongue or Vernacular Language
200

The 3 Gs

What are God, Gold, Glory?

300
This travel and trade route became an information highway that advanced the ideas of the Renaissance:
What is the Silk Road.
300

He is often considered the most famous merchant of all time and Rusticello wrote a book based on his adventures.

Who is Marco Polo?

300

Which ancient societies influenced humanist ideas?

Ancient Greece and Rome (classical socieities)

300

What did Martin Luther staple to the church door in Wittenburg?

What is the 95 Theses?

300
The original goal of European sailors was to find ______________, but instead they found______________.
What is the Far East and America
400
This group organized military expeditions to recapture land in the Middle East and recover the Holy Land from the Muslims:
Who are the Crusaders.
400

He developed the heliocentric model of the universe.

Who is Copernicus?

400

The rural area around a city-state

What is the hinterland?

400

Who was responsible for the Bonfire of the Vanities?

Who is Savanarola?

400

  The actions and attitudes of a state or country whose goal is to increase its power and territory

What is expansionism

500

These laws controlled consumption or how people spent their money. These laws restricted what people of different classes could wear.

What are sumptuary laws?

500

This person had a great interest in ships and navigation and was a patron of many Portuguese explorers. He wanted to find Prester John. 

Who is Prince Henry the Navigator? 

500

Which 4 factors allowed for the success of the Italian city-states and for humanist ideas to spread quickly there?

1. Geography

2. Climate

3. Leadership

4. Social Organization

500

Certificates that reduced the time that people would be punished for their sins in the afterlife.

What were "letters of indulgences"

500
This is the belief that one's own race or cultures is superior to others:
What is ethnocentrism.
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