Saharan Trade
These were the 2 main items trades across the Sahara desert
Gold and Salt
The Renaissance begins in this modern European country
Italy
This was one of the 1st European countries to really get into exploration, even setting up a navigational school to train people
Portugal
The man is considered to be the richest to have ever lived
Mansa Musa
Non-religious
Secular
Other than gold and salt, the tran-saharan trade really worked to spread this religion in north africa
Islam
What is a "renaissance man"?
Someone who is good at a bunch of different things
Why were Europeans looking for during the age of exploration? ( not the 3 motives)
They were looking for a sea path to Asia
The perfect renaissance man
Leonardo DaVinci
The Spanish government did this, to create a unified catholic kingdom
This was crucial to the gold-salt trade, carrying salt and gold thru the desert
Camels
This city, home to the Medici Family was a major source of art and patronage
Florence
What were the 3 motives for exploration?
Gold, Glory, God
This family was responsible for funding a bunch of art and architecture
The Medici Family
Brunelleschi built this
Church Dome (Il duomo)
These are the 3 Kingdoms that control the gold-salt trade
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
This city, known for its multiple waterways was a major trading place, known for its glassmaking and its extensive trade with the Ottoman Empire
Venice
The colonial system of land ownership and labor in the Spanish colonies
Encomienda
This Italian writer of The Prince wrote about how a European monarchs should rule."It is better to be feared then loved"
Niccolo Machiavelli
Name 3 things given to Europeans in the Colombian Exchange
Corn, Potatoes, Squash, Silver, Tobacco, Turkey, vanilla, avacado, etc.
This capital of the Mail empire became a center of islamic learning and culture
Timbuktu
The emphasis on worldly, individual achievements outside of the church is called this
Humanism
This new ship design was made to cross the ocean, but also had the ability to wade into shallow water
Caravel
The man credited with circumnavigating the globe
Ferdinand Magellan
This was introduced during the renaissance into european art which allowed for a more "3D" feel to the artwork"
Linear Perspective