True or False
Women worked alongside men in the fields.
True
developed oil paints instead of diluted egg yolks
Jan Van Eyck
What group of people inspired new ideas and artistic styles?
the Humanists
What two major families were involved in the Hundred Years War?
the English royal family and the French royal family
New agricultural system that was invented due to population growth
Three-field system
The Renaissance started in Rome.
False
Dutch scholar that wrote the new testament
Erasmus
What does Renaissance mean?
Rebirth
Name one advancement in weaponry that was made during the war.
longbows, crossbows, firearms, pikes, new cannons
Advancement that helped channel water efficiently
water wheel
The men who built the gothic cathedrals were advanced in art and engineering.
False
He had a major influence on Italian painters and artists
Giotto
Why did the Renaissance start?
The influence of the Roman church declined in Italy
Who won the war in the end?
The French
Group of trading cities in Northern Europe
Hanseatic League
The majority of Europeans worked as peasants.
True
Name one of the most famous artists of the Renaissance
Michelangelo or Leonardo da Vinci
How did ideas spread during the Renaissance?
through trade
Why did the French finally defeat the English?
Because the French had better cannons.
Invented by Johann Gutenberg and led to the mass production of books
Printing press
Mining and ironworking caused environmental damage.
True
Wrote the poem Divine Comedy and influenced humanists
Dante Alighieri
During what centuries did the Renaissance spread?
during the 14th-17th centuries
How did the French benefit from the Hundred Years War?
The French monarchy became much stronger and had more power.
Group of craft specialists and merchants
Guild