Middle Ages and Renaissance
Renaissance in French means
What is "Rebirth"
This river was essential to life in Ancient Egypt.
What is "The Nile River"
This was the trade of goods from the "Old World" to the "New World" named after an infamous explorer/colonizer.
What is "The Colombian Exchange"
This Indigenous Princess was featured in a Disney movie, but in reality she married John Rolfe and was poisoned in England!
Who is Pocahontas/Matoaka
A textbook or newspaper about an event written after it has occurred is an example of...
What is a "secondary source"
A political-economic-social system of land holding, in place in much of Europe during the Middle Ages. Class structure and roles were very rigid. What is the system called and what are the different positions? (5)
What is a feudal system? King, higher clergy, Nobles, lesser nobles (knights, lower clergy), serfs/peasants
These Roman structures carried water over long distances.
What are "aqueducts"
This part of the triangular trade brought enslaved Africans to the Americas.
Described as the richest person in all history, this emperor of the Mali people once travelled to Mecca with a caravan that stretched farther than the eye could see.
Who is Mansa Musa?
A diary entry, oral story or a photograph taken at the time of an event is an example of a...
What is a "Primary Source"
Trade route connecting China and India with Europe
What is "The Silk Road"
The earliest known writing system, developed by the Sumerians in ancient Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) around 3400-3200 BCE. This system used wedge-shaped marks on clay tablets to record various aspects of their civilization.
What is "cuniform"
This powerful Dutch trading company dominated spice trade routes in Asia.
British monarch who had 6 wives after he separated England from the Catholic church.
Who is Henry VIII?
The 16th century movement to reform the doctrines and practices of the Roman Catholic Church, which resulted in the formation of Protestant churches
What is the Protestant Reformation
Called a "Holy War" waged by Christians to retake Jerusalem.
What are "the Crusades"
This/These ancient civilization built pyramids in Mesoamerica.
What are "The Mayans/Aztecs"
This term refers to goods like sugar, cotton, and tobacco produced on plantations using enslaved labor.
What are "cash crops"
Viking who settled what is today Newfoundland
This was the capital of the Byzantine Empire after the fall of Rome. It is in modern day Istanbul.
What is "Constantinople."
This is the name of an important inventor and his invention which spread ideas rapidly across Europe during the renaissance. Historians call this invention one of the greatest in the world.
What is "Gutenberg's Printing Press?"
This civilization created democracy.
What is "The Greek Civilization"
This was the name of a legal document which split the world into two halves between the Portuguese and Spanish.
What is "The Treaty of Tordesillas"
A German priest and professor, was one of the most important reformers. He wanted to reform practices of the Roman Catholic Church. He started a religious reform with his speeches and written pamphlets.
Who is Martin Luther?
He painted the Mona Lisa and was a true Renaissance man.
Who is "Leonardo Da Vinci"