This institution was considered to be the MOST powerful during the Middle Ages?
The Roman Catholic Church
Name at least two inventions from the Renaissance Period
Printing press, eye glasses, clock, flushing toilet, submarine, the parachute, art (the Mona Lisa, the Last Supper)
Who started the Columbian Exchange? In what year?
Christopher Columbus, 1492
Intellectual movement that stressed reason, thought, and power of individuals to solve problems
What major idea did Montesquieu advocate for?
Separation of powers in government
This percentage of people were peasants during the Middle Ages
85%
What is a patron?
a financial supporter of artists during the Renaissance Period
What was exchanged during the Columbian Exchange?
Food, animals, plants, diseases, people, tobacco
What did John Locke believe about people and government?
He believed that people had natural rights (life, liberty, property) that the government was supposed to protect
What location did Columbus reach in 1492?
The Bahamas
What is feudalism?
a political and economic system based on land control and protective alliances that emerged in Europe
In what country did the Renaissance begin?
Italy
What continents were involved in the Columbian Exchange?
North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa
What did Thomas Hobbes believe about people and government?
This navigation school was set up to help the Portuguese with mapmaking and navigating the seas
The School of Sagres
What are other names for the "Middle Ages"?
Medieval Period, Dark Ages
What are indulgences?
Forgiveness from sin that one can pay the church for
Name 4 countries that led the Age of Exploration
France, Spain, Portugal, England, The Netherlands
Name at least two Enlightenment thinkers
Locke, Rousseau, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Hobbes
What was Martin Luther's purpose in writing his 95 Theses?
To expose and question the practices of the Roman Catholic Church
What did the majority of people do for work during the Middle Ages?
Farming, taking care of the wealthy
Who wrote the 95 Theses? In what year?
Martin Luther, 1517
This deadly disease, brought from Europe to the Americas, had a devastating impact on the indigenous populations.
Smallpox
What did Locke call the natural rights?
Life, liberty, property
What does CER stand for?
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning