Genghis khan and the silk road
How long was the silk road?
Over 4,000 miles
What parent figure was not in most of Marco Polos' life?
His mother
Who built the temple of Chichen Itza?
The mayans
what was unique aboout the northern renaissance?
Their oil paintings, their paintings on a wooden pannel and their forms of printmaking.
What event marks the begining of the Renaissance?
Ghiberti winning the competition to design the doors for the Florance Cathederal
What disease killed About 25 million people and spread through the silk road.
The black plague
What is the Republic of Venice Known for?
A trading power during the Middle Ages
How many centuries did the Incans last for?
only 1 century
___ is the birth place of the renaissance.
Italy
When did the printing revolution begin?
1440
What rival clan did Genghis Khan rescue his wife from?
Merkit tribe
How long did Marco polo live in China?
17 years
How many cities were built in the Mayan society?
over 60
brueghel the elder adapted the early style of ___?
Flemish
Florance
What was Genghis Khans real name?
Temujin
How many languages did Marco Polo speak?
Four languages
What type of food did the Aztecs believe was a gift from a god?
cocoa beans
Renaissance Thinkers promoted ___, individualism, and secularism
humanism
What was the italian renaissance "fuled" by?
Constantinople and the printing revolution
How many routes consisted of the Silk road?
Three different routs
When was the Venitian Republic established?
697
What food diet did the Incas follow
most of them were vegan
During the ___, The writings and aret of ancient greeks were rediscovered.
Renissance
What "Inovation" does Gitto include in his paintings?
3D, Natural clothes and facial expressions which lead realism