Chapter 1
What is a freeman?
A peasant who rented land from a lord and worked for pay.
Why was Florence an important trading center?
Much of Florence's wealth was dependent on the manufacture or trade of cloth, primarily wool.
What is Humanists?
Scolars emphasizing human potential and classical learning.
What was Printing Press used for?
They were used to print books.
what is worldview?
A term that refers to how an individual or group sees the world around them
What are the symptoms of Black Death?
High fever, nausea, vomiting, Enlarged lymph nodes, and aching joints.
How much did the population go up in Genoa after the economic success?
The population increased to almost 100 000 by 1400.
What is democracy?
System of government by the whole population.
Who is Galileo?
An Italian astronomer born in Tuscany, known as the 'Father of Modern Science' who proposed that the sun is the center of the universe.
How does worldview develop?
Geography
Ideas and knowledge
Contact with other groups
How many people were killed in Europe by the Black Death?
25 million people were killed in Europe.
What was the head of the government in Venice called in 1297?
The head of the government was titled the Doge
What are philosophers?
Thinkers exploring fundamental questions of existence and knowledge.
Reformation?
A movement in the 16th century aimed at reforming the beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church.
How do we affect the world?
Social Systems
Political and Economic Systems
Culture
When did the Hundred Years' War happen?
Began in 1337 between France and England and lasted more than a century.
How did Genovese Merchants, shipbuilders, traders, and the navy bring huge wealth to the city-state of Genoa?
They brought huge wealth to the city-state of Genoa by allowing more ships which expanded trading to the Eastern Mediterranean and to increase trade with Arab Muslim world
Translation of the new testaments?
Humanists made religious texts accessible in vernacular.
Isabella D'Este?
The first lady of the world.
Social Systems?
These are the relationships among people in a society and how we take care of each other. This is how we organize our citizens and support each other.
What is a septicemic plague?
A serve from of the plague that infects the bloodstream.
Which city state was the birthplace of the Renaissance?
Florence.
What is Aqueducts?
Structures transporting water from one location to another.
What is Indulgences?
Payments made to the Church that were believed to reduce punishment for sins.
Political and Economic Systems?
How we choose to make decisions in our group and how produce and distribute goods and services.