Medieval Europe
The ____________ wiped out ⅓ of the population of Europe, fundamentally changing the society that remained.
Black Death
People of the Renaissance looked back on classical ideas from these two cultures for inspiration...What were they?
Ancient Greek Culture, Ancient Roman Culture
What present day country was originally a French colony in the New World?
Canada
In 1492, Columbus sailed from Europe to South America. Although Italian, which country sponsored Columbus’s voyage?
Spain
Name the invader of the Incan Empire, conquering it for its gold and silver to form modern-day Peru.
Francisco Pizarro
The birth of New Ideas: _____ focused on ancient Greek and Roman ideals whereas ________ focused on the humanities such as philosophy and history.
Classicism, Humanism
A focus on democracy, philosophy, and observation were taken from ______________.
Ancient Greek Culture
New Spain (present-day Mexico) and Peru were ____________.
Spanish colonies
European explorers sailed for the New World in hope of accumulating fame, and making their home countries powerful, which of the 3 G’s is this an example of?
Glory
Name three things that came from the Old World to the New World in the Columbian Exchange.
Disease, Cows, Chickens, Bananas, Oranges, Wheat, Rice, Sugar etc.
____________ and ______________ were two Renaissance writers that introduced new ways of thinking to their respective fields.
Niccolo Machiavelli, William Shakespeare
A focus on law, government, and military organization were taken from _______________.
Ancient Roman Culture
The ___________________ displaced millions of people across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa destined for slavery - many died in the transport.
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
The crew of ________________ were the first to circumnavigate the globe, proving the Earth was round.
Ferdinand Magellan
Plantations, tobacco crops, and African slaves were staples in the economies of what English colonies?
Southern Colonies.
_________ and ___________ were two artists that illustrated Renaissance ideas in their artworks.
Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci
Machu Picchu was a citadel built by the _________________.
Inca civilization
It was mostly Puritans that settled in these English colonies, known as the ________________.
New England colonies
_____________ used Aztec inter-tribal conflict to aid in the conquering of what is now Mexico City.
Hernan Cortez
After the Black Death, the Renaissance arrived as a ____ of human creativity and curiosity.
rebirth
_________________ invented the __________ that allowed for the spread of __________ ideas and education.
Johannes Gutenberg, printing press, Renaissance
Which Mesoamerican Native group lived in modern day Mexico?
The Aztecs
Spanish colonies had a hierarchy embedded in their society. At the top were the __________, followed by the ______, then _________, then _______, and lastly the Native and African slaves.
Peninsularies, Creoles, Mestizos, Mulattos.
Immediately following European exploration of the New World, the _______________ moved food, people, valuables, and goods to and from the Old World and the New World.
Columbian Exchange
Name the four English colonies known as the ‘Middle Colonies.”
New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware.