Vocabulary
What is human geography?
humans interacting with their natural geographic environments, maps boundaries, etc.
What is physical geography?
the exterior physical features and changes of the Earth, mountains, rivers, oceans, plains
What is a patron?
someone who pays a person to create something for them
What caused a lot of people to die during the middle ages in Europe?
The Plague or Black Death
How did the Black Plague spread?
rats, fleas, and dirty living conditions
what is an isthmus?
a narrow strip of land with sea on either side
What is a peninsula?
a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides
When someone is showing piety, they are showing?
showing religious devotion; righteousness
Who sailed the Atlantic ocean in 1492 and found new land for Spain in Central America?
Christopher Columbus
Who was Joan of Arc?
Joan of Arc was a teenage peasant girl who led the French army to a decisive victory during the [Hundred Years' War] and became a national heroine and saint of France
What is a heretic?
a person who denies the Catholic Church's teachings
What were poor people who do physical labor called?
peasants or serfs
What is the term used for a crop that is grown for profit?
cash crop
Who was Johannes Gutenber? And what did he invent?
He was a German inventor and craftsman who introduced the movable-type printing press to Europe in 1450.
Who were the Medici and why were they important?
A powerful Italian banking family and political dynasty that ruled Florence. They were big patrons of art and libraries.
What is the term used for the "rebirth" of European society? It was a time many people began to think and live differently.
renaissance
What does the word indefinitely mean?
for an unspecified amount of time, foreseeable future
What are Plantations?
large farms with enslaved workers
Who was an Italian artist of the High Renaissance widely considered one of the greatest painters and inventors. He grew up poor, but became very famous.
Who was Leonardo da Vinci?
What is the reconquista?
a centuries-long series of military campaigns by Christian kingdoms to retake the Iberian Peninsula from Muslim (Moorish) rulers
What are the three types of plague, their names?
Bubonic Plague, Septicemic Plague, Pneumonic Plague
What is the name of the starting point of the time zone which is located in Greenwitch. Sometime it is known as Greenwitch Mean Time.
Prime Meridian
What is the Iberian Peninsula?
It is located in Europe. Spain and Portugal are the two countries on the Iberian Peninsula. It is right by France.
Who got married to unite the new Spanish empire?
Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon
What was the Caravel and how did it influence the exploration?
a small, fast, highly maneuverable sailing ship
made it possible to go down the coast of Africa and sail with dangerous winds, explorers could now go further than before