Middle Ages
This was a specially trained soldier of the Middle Ages who fought on horseback for his lord, often practiced their skills as a tournament.
What is a Knight?
FEUDALISM BEGAN IN EUROPE WHEN THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BECAME WEAK DURING THE FALL OF THIS EMPIRE.
Rome
THE BLACK PLAGUE IS BELIEVED TO HAVE TRAVELED TO EUROPE VIA THIS TRADE ROUTE THAT CONNECTS ASIA TO EUROPE.
The Silk Road
This is what the term Renaissance means?
What is Rebirth?
Famous Renaissance playwright who wrote about human experiences.
Who was Shakespeare?
THE CRUSADES WERE A SERIES OF HOLY WARS BETWEEN THESE TWO GROUPS OF PEOPLE.
European Christians and Middle Eastern Muslims
This is the term for the land that is given to a lord in return for loyalty
What is a Fief?
THIS ANIMAL IS KNOWN FOR CARRYING THE BLACK PLAGUE
Rats
This city-state is considered to be the beginning of the Renaissance.
What is Florence?
Michelangelo painted the celling of this building.
What is the Sistine Chapel?
He was the King of the Franks in the 800s. He was
crowned Holy Roman Emperor
spread Christianity and education
Who was Charlemagne?
This is a person who received protection and land from a lord in return for loyalty and service
What is a Vassal?
PEOPLE WERE AFFECTED BY THE PLAGUE ON WHICH 3 CONTINENTS?
What did Renaissance art try to emphasize.
What is realism or life- like?
Information from this time period was able to travel faster and farther thanks to the Printing Press, invented by this individual.
Who was Johannes Gutenberg?
This was a document from 1215 in England, where the King of England granted his barons certain rights and liberties.
What is the Magna Carta?
When this Norman Duke conquered England in 1066, he began a castle building campaign to strengthen his control o f the land.
Who was William I?
This was the name for the disease that killed up to 1/3 of Europe's population.
What is the Bubonic Plague?
This is the intellectual movement that began with a reedicery of Greek and Roman achievements and focused on celebrating life.
What is Humanism?
This is the term for the sun centered solar system that was first revealed by the Polish mathematician Copernicus.
What is Heliocentric?
This is an embroidery that is 78 meters long; it illustrates the events of the Norman conquest of England, 1066
What is the Bayeux Tapestry?
This is the belief that a king or queen represents, and has been given power by, God
What is Divine Right?
These were painful blisters on the neck, ankles, groin, and lymph glands.
What were Buboes?
This family of merchants and bankers lived in Florence. They were art patrons and political leaders.
Who were the Medici family?
He was considered the Father of Humanism. He was dedicated to rediscovering and promoting classical texts of Greece and Rome.
Who was Petrarch?