Middle Ages
What institution had the greatest influence over people’s beliefs and daily life during the Middle Ages?
The Roman Catholic Church
What new way of thinking focused on human potential, reason, and logic?
Humanism
What symbol showed the Aztecs they had found their promised land?
An eagle perched on a cactus holding a rattlesnake
Who held the real political power in Japan during the Edo Period?
The Shogun
What are some things that influence worldview?
Geography, ideas + knowledge, contact with other groups
What deadly disease killed millions of people in Europe during the Middle Ages?
The Black Death
What invention helped spread new ideas quickly across Europe?
The printing press
What Aztec god guided their long migration and demanded loyalty?
Huitzilopochtli
What policy isolated Japan from the rest of the world?
The National Seclusion Policy
What are some ways that we can express our worldview?
Culture, social systems, political + economic systems
During the Middle Ages, what was a common explanation for the Black Death?
Punishment from God (or the work of Satan/astrology)
Why was Italy a major centre of the Renaissance?
Its geography allowed trade and the growth of wealthy city-states
What event involved Spanish soldiers killing unarmed Aztecs during a religious ceremony?
The Massacre of Unarmed Aztecs
Why did the Bakufu fear the spread of Christianity?
Daimyo might follow religious leaders instead of the Shogun
Which group managed Spain’s finances to limit royal power?
The Cortes
Put these social classes in the correct order from highest to lowest: Monarch, Nobles, Clergy, Peasants, Knights.
1. Monarch
2. Clergy
3. Nobles
4. Knights
5. Peasants
What major religious movement began when people questioned Church authority?
The Protestant Reformation
What disease devastated the Aztec population and helped the Spanish conquest?
Smallpox
What mission sent Japanese leaders abroad to learn from Western countries?
The Iwakura Mission
What event in Europe is most similar to the Aztec smallpox epidemic?
The Black Death
Which worldview best represents how European peasants thought they could reach heaven in the Middle Ages?
Obeying the Church and working extremely hard/suffering to avoid going to hell
What belief justified European control over other cultures by claiming European superiority?
Ethnocentrism
Name two reasons the Aztec Empire collapsed.
Disease, inferior weapons, Spanish battle strategy
What best describes the Edo Period?
A time of isolation that led to peace, stability, and growth
Which two areas changed during Japan’s modernization?
Political and social systems