Renaissance
According to what we have discussed in class, these are roughly the dates of the Renaissance.
What is 1300-1600
Leonardo Da Vinci created many famous pieces of art. Name one
What is the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, or the Vitruvian Man
These were the three main reasons for European exploration.
What is God, Glory, Gold
Who "discovered" the Americas and enslaved many people
Who is Christopher Columbus
This mistaken explorer believed he had found a western route to India when really he had made the greatest discovery of all, the new world.
Who is Columbus
This is the meaning of the word Renaissance
What is Rebirth
A person or family who sponsored an artist
What is Patron
This device, when pointed north, will always show you the way.
What is the Magnetic Compass
Who circumnavigated the globe in an attempt to reach the Spice Islands
Who is Magellan
Before the United States was a country, these three countries controlled all the land that is the modern day United States.
Who is Spain, France, England
The Renaissance began in this Italian city-state
What is Florence
The most famous patron family from the Renaissance
Who is Medici
The device that helped sailors sail at night by using the stars
What is Astrolabe
These Spanish Monarchs sponsored more explorations than any other during this age.
Who is King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
What was the name Columbus gave to the island he landed on first
What is San Salvador
The Renaissance encompassed a revival of learning from these two classical cultures.
What is Classic Greece and Rome
This was the deep interest in the achievements of man.
What is Humanism
These global lines helped make maps more accurate
What is Longitude and Latitude
Where was Columbus from
What is Genoa, Italy
What islands did Magellan meet conflict and ultimately die on
The Philipines
Who created the Sistine Chapel
Who is Michelangelo
To remove religion entirely from something means to make it __________
What is Secular
What was the name of the island that many people called the Spice Islands
What is Maluccan Island (or Maluku)
Roughly, what percent of the population in the America's was wiped out by disease at one point during the Age of Exploration
What is 90 Percent
How did Magellan get through the tip of South America? Or what was the body of water called he traveled through?
What is the Strait of Magellan