Under this economic system, people exchanged LOYALTY for LAND and PROTECTION.
What is FEUDALISM?
100
During the Renaissance, Europe traded with Muslims from the Middle East. These were the TWO (2) goods that Europeans wanted from this trade.
What are SPICES and SILKS?
100
This term means MONEY FOR INVESTMENT. It is needed to fund businesses like the trading companies that developed in Europe.
What is CAPITAL?
100
This is the country labeled A. It led Europe in early exploration of Africa and Asia.
What is PORTUGAL?
100
Columbus was trying to reach this country by sailing west.
What is CHINA (ASIA)?
200
The breakdown of this empire resulted in a lack of safety and order in Europe during the Middle Ages
What is the Roman Empire?
200
This is the religion that Muslims practice.
What is ISLAM?
200
This term means a COMPLETE CONTROL OVER A GOOD OR SERVICE. (The Italians had one over trade with the Muslims).
What is a MONOPOLY?
200
This is the location marked by the letter B. It is another name for the tip of Africa, named so because it meant that Asia, the land of riches, was not too far away.
What is the CAPE OF GOOD HOPE?
200
Columbus mistreated the Native American population. This is what he did to them in order to mine for gold.
What is ENSLAVE THE NATIVES?
300
Europe was largely Christian in its religious beliefs during the Middle Ages. What TYPE of Christianity was practiced?
What is CATHOLICISM?
300
This is the specific area in the Middle East that Christian Europe wanted to take back from the Muslims. It was where many events in the Bible took place.
What is the HOLY LAND?
300
This was the name of the ship that the Portuguese developed for superior navigation. It had triangular sails and could sail against the wind.
What is the CARAVEL?
300
This is the route labeled by the letter C. It was taken by the explorer who wanted to sail west.
Who is COLUMBUS?
300
This is where Columbus landed on his 1st voyage.
What is an island in the BAHAMAS? (Hispaniola)
400
This war brought Europe into contact with the rest of the world.
What are the CRUSADES?
400
This was the country that had a monopoly over trade with the Muslims. They overcharged for goods, and as a result, other countries in Europe wanted to find a way around this country.
What is ITALY?
400
This type of business combined different peoples' money together in order to accumulate large amounts of capital.
What is the JOINT STOCK COMPANY?
400
This is the route labeled by the letter D. It was taken by this Portuguese explorer who reached the tip of Africa.
Who is Bartolomeu Dias?
400
Columbus was wrong in his calculations for the trip. This is what he believed about the Earth and the size of the oceans that was later proven wrong.
HE BELIEVED THAT THE OCEANS AND THE EARTH WERE MUCH SMALLER THAN THEY ACTUALLY ARE.
500
The rise of towns led to the development of this SOCIAL CLASS in Europe.
What is the MIDDLE CLASS?
500
This was the big invention of the Renaissance that helped spread stories from Marco Polo and other explorers about China and the Far East.
What is the PRINTING PRESS?
500
This is the route labeled by the letter E. It was taken by the Portuguese explorer who found an all-water route to Asia.
Who is DA GAMA?
500
These people were the KING AND QUEEN that granted Columbus the ships to sail west.