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The plague entered Europe in this year

What is 1347?

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This Italian sailor commanded the first European voyage to the New World, even if he didn't realize it

Who is Christopher Columbus?

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This staple food, also known as "corn" in the USA, formed the basis of the Mesoamerican diet

What is Maize?


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The Renaissance began in this European country

What is Italy?

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The Medici were based primarily in this prominent Italian city

What is Florence?

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This German monk and writer became famous for his 95 Theses, which are often taken as the beginning of the Reformation

Who is Martin Luther?

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This iconic English king joined the Reformation not for religious, but political, reasons

Who was Henry VIII?
2000

This is the scientific name of the lethal bacteria responsible for the plague

What is yersinia pestis?


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Understanding this globe-spanning natural phenomenon was key to European navigation of the oceans

What are the Tradewinds? 

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This formerly-Aztec city has been one of the largest cities in the world for 600 years

What is Mexico City, or Tenochtitlan

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Improvements to this machine helped in the spread of books and writing

What is the mechanical printing press?

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This prominent Medici was the patron of many Renaissance artists, including Michelangelo and Leonardo

Who is Lorenzi de Medici?

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Christians who rejected the Catholic Church's authority during the Reformation became known by this name, that they still use

What are Protestants, or Lutherans

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Columbus reached the New World in this year

What is 1492?

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One third, one-quarter, to one half are all common estimates of this

What fraction of the European population died of the plague?
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This prominent European monarch agreed to fund the first succesful expedition to the New World

Who is Isabella of Castille?


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The chief Aztec deity, who required human sacrifice (you must try to pronounce it)

Who is Huītzilōpōchtli?

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This English playwright was the most famous figure in the English Renaissance

Who is William Shakespeare?

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This prominent Medici became Queen of France, where she redefined the French monarchy through 40 years of power

Who was Catherine de'Medici?

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The sale of these controversial documents, that promised reduced punishment in the afterlife, was a major complaint during the Reformation

What are Indulgences?

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Medieval doctors believed that human health was controlled by the balance of these substances

What are humors?

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Medieval doctors used this term to describe "bad" or "poisoned" air that might spread disease

What is Miasma?


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This word refers to Spanish adventurers and mercenaries who explored and invaded the "New World."

Who were Conquistadors?

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The last Aztec tlatoani, killed in 1519

Who was Montezuma?

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This intellectual tradition emphasized studying the human experience via history, literature, art, and philosophy

What is Humanism?

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The Medici obtained most of their power through this influential business, vital to merchants and nobles

What was the Medici Bank?

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Though he predated the Catholic church officially, this apostle is often considered the "First Pope"

Who is Saint Peter?

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The Aztecs fought these highly-ritualized 'wars' with their neighbors to secure human sacrifices

What were "Flower Wars?"

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Members of this radical religious movement wandered from town to town publicly whipping themselves to seek God's favor

Who were the flagellants? 

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According to Columbus' flawed calculations, the distance between Asia and Europe was only this many miles

What is 2,400?

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This Nahua-speaking woman, also known as Marina, was vital to Hernan Cortez' success 

Who is La Malinche? 

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The government of the city-states where the Renaissance began are usually referred to by this name, because they relied heavily on trade and lacked monarchs

What are merchant republics?

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This old latin name means "power-by-wealth"

What is 'Plutocrat?'

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This German prince, though Catholic, helped the Reformation spread by sheltering the Church's most prominent critic after his excommunication

Who was Frederick III of Saxony?

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The execution of this popular Czech priest caused a series of rebellions against Catholic authority that saw firearms used effectively for the first time

Who was Jun Hus?

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