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What were Serfs?
Peasants who worked long days for a lord
What were Cathedrals?
Massive churches that took a long time to build
What was a fief?
Land granted from a larger lord to smaller lord
What are Denominations?
Different interpretations of Christianity
What does Renaissance mean?
Rebirth
Was Columbus the first European to reach the New World? If not, who was?
No, Leif Ericson
Why did Europeans think they could reach Asia through the west instead of going east?
They knew the Earth was round
Who was King Baldwin?
King of Jerusalem that fought off the Muslims until his death from leprosy
Who was the King of the Franks and father of Europe?
Charlamagne
Who was the English King that wanted a divorce, and strated his own church when the Pope said he couldn't get one?
Henry VIII
What was the legacy of the Crusades?
Trade and cultural diffusion between Europe, Africa, and the Middle East increased
How were religion and government connected in Medieval Europe?
Kings only had power with the approval of the Pope
List three Renaissance Artists and what they're famous for
Leonardo Da Vinci- Painter, Inventor, Scientist
Raphael- Apprentice to Leonardo
Donatello- Sculptor
List three Explorers from the Age of Exploration, and what they're famous for
Magellan- discovered Argentina
Vespucci- namesake of the Americas
Christopher Columbus- discovered the Carribbean
What was your European Mini Q about? If you had a stance, what was it?
Good answer!
How would someone become a knight?
Page, Squire, then Knight
What is the difference between the Treaty of Tordesillas and the Berlin Conference?
Treaty was between just Spain and Portugal where Berlin was between a bunch of countries. Berlin was just for Africa and Treaty was for the whole world
Why did Europeans want to seek a new route to Asia?
Muslims controlled the Silk Road and either banned or heavily taxed Christians coming through
Who was Shakespeare? List four of his plays
Famous actor/playwriter. Macbeth, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Midsummer Night's Dream
List four Renaissance inventions
Printing Press, Perspective, Cartography, Scientific Method
How did the Bubonic Plague end Feudalism
Made Farmers more valuable, they could demand better working conditions
How were the Crusades, Reconquista, and Inquisition all connected to each other?
Europeans tried to liberate the Holy land during the Crusades, Reconquista was when Spain took back their country from the Muslims, and Inquisition was when Spain targeted Muslims and other people to try to get them to leave.
How did Feudalism work in Medieval Europe?
Serfs would work a field for a lord in exchange for protection
How was the Columbian Exchange different from the Silk Road?
Silk Road was an overall fair trade, Columbian trade was not
How did Humanism cause the reformation?
People could start thinking for themselves and decided they could interpret religion their own way