Renaissance
This Renaissance artist painted the famous Mona Lisa and used a technique called sfumato to create a mysterious smile.
- Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
This shallow lake in the Valley of Mexico became the site of the Aztec capital city.
- What is Lake Texcoco?
This class held the most prestigious position
in society next to the shogun and followed
a code of behavior called bushido.
- Who are the Samurai?
This element of worldview refers to where a group lives, including the climate, landforms, and natural resources available to them.
What is Geography
These religious military expeditions between 1095-1291 exposed Europeans to different cultures, leading to increased awareness of societies beyond their own.
*What are the Crusades?*
He painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, creating over 400 life-size biblical figures while working on a scaffold nearly 20 meters high.
- Who is Michelangelo?
The Aztec believed this god guided their 200-year migration and told them where to settle.
- Who is Huitzilopochtli?
This policy, developed between 1633-1639,
was an effort by the Bakufu to control foreign
influence and strengthen centralized government.
- What is the National Seclusion Policy?
In Western Worldview, this element is seen as linear (a straight line moving forward), but in many Indigenous worldviews it is seen an cyclical (repeating in patterns or seasons)
What is Time
This female interpreter was crucial to
Cortés's success, helping him communicate
and form alliances with indigenous groups.
- Who is La Malinche (Doña Marina)?
This Polish mathematician and astronomer challenged the existing view of the universe by proving that the Earth and other planets revolve around the sun. As well as proving that the earth is round
- Who is Nicolaus Copernicus
This social class managed resources like gold mines and marketplaces in the Aztec Empire.
- Who are the Pipiltin (nobility)?
This country's actions in China in 1842 made
Japan realize the potential threat of
Western powers.
- Who is Britain?
When two distinct societies meet and their values, beleifs, and traditions collide, it is known by this specific term.
What is intercultural contact
This term describes the period of cultural rebirth in Western Europe between 1350-1600, marked by significant developments in art, literature, and learning.
*What is the Renaissance?*
This philosophical movement focused on human potential, individual worth, and the value of life on Earth, challenging medieval worldviews.
- What is Humanism?
These monarchs supported Christopher
Columbus's exploration and helped build
the Spanish Empire.
- Who are King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella?
This era marked Japan's transformation from
an isolated feudal society to a modern
industrialized nation.
- What is the Meiji Period?
This 11-letter word describes a collective set of values, beliefs and assumptions about the word that acts like an invisible pair of sunglasses shaping how a society sees reality.
What is Worldview
These individuals were forced to live outside
villages and towns, performing tasks like
slaughtering animals and disposing of carcasses.
- Who are the eta (outcasts)?
This ancient trade network connected Europe with distant lands like China and Japan, allowing the exchange of exotic goods and ideas.
What is the Silk Road?
This devastating disease brought by the
Spanish that killed approximately half
the population of Tenochtitlan.
- What is smallpox?
Developed by Basho Matsuo, this type
of poem consists of three lines with 5-7-5 syllable
structure and captures a single moment or emotion
- What is haiku
This occurs when a dominant society steps in and forces its own culture, language, and worldview onto another society, often trying to erase the original culture.
What is cultural imperialism.
What is the Protestant Reformation