Precious to Europeans to flavour food, use in paints, and keep food from spoiling...What was worth its weight in gold?
What is pepper/salt/spices?
100
My Brother's name is Maffeo. We travelled to the far off land known as Cathay, bringing back gems and riches to Europe.
Who is Marco Polo?
100
Name at least 4 city-states that were found on the Italian peninsula.
What is Rome, Venice, Florence, Genoa, Milan, Naples, etc.
100
Due to it's powerful economy, the city's currency became the standard across most of Europe.
What is the florin?
100
Called the Magnificent in Florence.
Who is Lorenzo Medici?
200
A small sea extending up the east coast of Italy, which, offered plenty of protection.
What is the Adriatic Sea?
200
This was not a single highway, but a series of different routes stretching from the Mediterranean to the far off Pacific Ocean.
What is the Silk Road?
200
This city-state was once capital of an ancient empire, but was later outplayed by stronger trade on coastal cities like Venice and Genoa.
What is Rome?
200
Although it affected the rest of Europe harshly, this event helped the Italian city states become wealthy due to lack of business opportunity elsewhere.
What is the Black Death?
200
These two cities were constant rivals until a decisive naval victory.
What is Venice vs. Genoa?
300
An area outside of a City-State used for farming or agriculture.
What is hinterland?
300
Trade with Eastern empires and countries restarted due to these long stretching religious expeditions and wars that lasted 200 years.
What are the Crusades?
300
Italy became prosperous as cities did not have strict controls over how people lived their lives. This contrasts the medieval system know as....
What is feudalism?
300
This family ruled and helped Florence grow immensely.
Who are the Medici?
300
The Polo's went to China. However, it was currently conquered and controlled by these people, whom, spread the Black Death across Europe.
Who are the Mongolians?
400
When one person absolutely controls a city, area, or country. Not necessarily a king or queen.
What is a dictator?
400
This group of people, exposed Europeans to new ideas on medicine, astronomy, philosophy, mathematics, and literature.
What are Muslims?
400
Describe how merchants of the early Renaissance made money in comparison to the old, fair-deal system of the medieval age.
Merchants would find goods and sell them at higher prices at other locations. Paid workers the minimum to make a profit. Expanded business by processing goods at different locations.
400
People in Florence could elect whomever they liked the best. Power held by the people is called....
What is a republic?
400
If goods are damaged or lost during travel, merchants could get some money back to replace them due to....
What is insurance?
500
What did the church originally consider a sin, but later changed it's mind due to the risks involved?
What is interest/Usury?
500
To avoid being robbed, many merchants travelled with these slips of paper which could be exchanged later for real currency.
What are Bills of Exchange?
500
What four concepts led to the success of the Italian City-States?
What is Geography, Climate, Leadership, and Social Organization?
500
Similar to the Peasants Revolt in medieval times, what group of people briefly took control of Florence and why?
Who are the Ciompi, wood carders. Upset that they could not be employed or recognized by nobles & guilds.
500
One of the furthest Eastern European cities. Close to the Middle East and conquered by the Ottoman (Muslim) Empire.