Renaissance
Where did the Renaissance begin?
Italian city-states
What does the term Renaissance Man mean?
Someone who excels in many fields
What country begins the age of exploration? Why?
Portugal
Prince Henry the Navigator creates a navigation school
How were the new world crops good for the Europeans? 2 ways
nutritious & inexpensive
What does Renaissance translate to in Latin?
Rebirth
Father of the Renaissance
What is mercantalism?
Country’s power = wealth
Export more than import!
Explain why King Henry creates the Anglican Church?
He wants a divorce from his wife because he wants a male heir to the throne
What were three items sent from the NEW world to the OLD world?
Potatoes, Corn, Peppers, Tomatoes, Beans, Vanilla, Turkey, Pumpkins, Chocolate, Pineapple
What were three ways Africans were captured and sold into the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
Taken in war
Kidnapped
Sold/tricked by relative
Court process
Wrote about a perfect society called Utopia
Thomas More
How did the invention of the printing press influence society? Explain 4 ways
Quick, easy, cheap (mass production)
Increased literacy & knowledge
Global news network
Connection of similar interests
Cultural diffusion
Spark societal reforms
Uncensored by Church
Increased trade/travel
Understanding laws
Further discoveries
What were three items sent from the OLD world to the NEW world?
Diseases, Livestock, onions, grains, sugarcane, honey, bananas, citrus fruits, coffee, peach, pear
Why did Europeans begin using Africans instead of Native Americans for slave labor?
Exposure to European diseases
Farming experience
Less likely to escape
Easy to identify
What are three reasons why the Renaissance begins in Italy
Large city-states
Growing urban/merchant class
Popular sovereignty
Wealthy merchant class
Greek/Roman influence
What does the term Renaissance Man mean? During the 1500s, what were three characteristics that a Renaissance Man needed? Who was considered the ultimate Renaissance Man?
1. Someone who excels in any fields
2. Well educated, Charming/witty, Musically inclined, & Fighter/military
3. Leonardo da Vinci
Besides the Church selling indulgences, what were four other reasons the Protestant Reformation began?
Social: Question Church values, Printing press spread ideas quickly
Religious: Church = corrupt, Too worldly
Political: Kings challenged Pope as leader, Pope was foreign ruler
Economic: Monarchs were jealous of wealth, Didn’t want to pay taxes
Which two explorers conquered the major American civilizations? MUST MATCH TO THE CORRECT EXPLORER
Cortez - Aztecs
Pizarro - Incas
What was the Triangular Trade? You must include all of the continents AND the items that were traded.
Africa sent slaves to Americas, Americas sent raw goods to Europe, Europe sent manufactured goods to Africa