Worldview Wisdom
The Aztecs believed they lived in the 5th version of the world, and their gods needed this to survive.
What is blood sacrifice (or human sacrifice)?
The founder of Humanism, who stressed the importance of public service.
Who is Petrarch?
This system in the Middle Ages involved a hierarchy of Crown, Nobles, Knights, and Commoners, based on land.
What is Feudalism?
This city was the capital of the Aztec Empire, famously built on a lake.
What is Tenochtitlan?
This invention by Johannes Gutenberg made books cheaper and faster to produce, spreading ideas rapidly.
What is the Printing Press?
This mansion in Japan became a symbol of Westernization and was mocked by other countries for being an awkward mix of styles during the Meiji era
What is the Deer Cry Pavillion?
This main religion of Japan includes the belief in nature spirits called Kami.
What is Shinto?
This Spanish leader led the expedition that conquered the Aztec Empire.
Who is Hernan Cortes?
This terrible disease caused 40-60% of Europe's population to die in the Middle Ages.
What is the Black Death?
This famous trade route connected Europe to Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, exchanging goods like spices and silk.
What is the Silk Road?
This short form of Japanese poetry, often featuring 3 lines and a 5-7-5 syllable structure, became popular during Edo's Golden Age.
What is Haiku?
This story of samurai from Japan teaches about the values of honor and duty.
What is The 47 Ronin?
This wealthy and influential family from Florence were successful bankers and patrons of art and science.
Who are the Medici Family?
This long period of Japanese history (1600-1868) saw the Shogun have power and Japan become isolated.
What is the Edo Period?
These powerful independent governments like Venice, Milan, and Florence grew wealthy through trade and banking in Italy.
What are Italian City-States?
These unique floating gardens were built by the Aztecs to grow crops on their lake city.
What are Chinampas?
This way of thinking spread through wealthy Renaissance society, focusing on the individual and using reason to think for yourself.
What is Humanism?
This German monk, a Humanist, famously wrote the 95 Theses, leading to the Protestant Reformation.
Who is Martin Luther?
This event saw Christian forces take back Spain from Muslim rule over hundreds of years of war.
What is the Reconquista?
This secret treaty between Spain and Portugal, approved by the Pope, divided the newly explored world between them.
What is the Treaty of Tordesillas?
This method of adding depth to Renaissance art created the illusion of 3D space on a flat surface.
What is Perspective?
This religious court in Spain asked non-Christians to convert or leave, and used torture and punishment to enforce its beliefs.
What is the Spanish Inquisition?
He was the first Shogun who defeated other daimyo and united Japan, starting the Edo Period
Who is Tokugawa Ieyasu?
This dramatic event in 1868 saw the Shogun resign and the Emperor take charge, ending feudalism in Japan.
What is the Meiji Restoration?
Ferdinand Magellan's crew was the first to do this, when they sailed entirely around the globe.
What is Circumnavigate the Earth?
This influential political science book, written by Machiavelli, advised rulers to do whatever was good for the state.
What is The Prince?