Standard 7
system in which knights served and protected nobles in exchange for land
Feudalism
What architecture do the Aztec and Maya both have?
Pyramids
What did Johannes Gutenberg create?
the printing press
who was "the navigator"? Where was he from?
Prince Henry from Portugal
What percentage of indigenous people died during the Columbian exchange?
90%
Illness spread by rats
Bubonic plague
What was unique about the Aztec capital?
it was on an island in a lake
What invention led to the spread of Renaissance ideas beyond Italy?
The Printing Press
Why did Europeans want slave labor?
To cultivate crops to sell
What three regions made up the triangular trade?
Europe, Africa, and the Americas
This had the greatest affect on the lives of people in Medieval Europe
The Catholic Church
Who conquered the Aztec in Mexico?
Hernan Cortez
what was the purpose of Martin Luther's 95 Theses?
to criticize the Catholic church
How did population change in the Old World (Eastern hemisphere) and the New World (western hemisphere)?
Population went down in the new world because of diseases
What was the first text printed on the Gutenburg printing press?
The Bible
What was the main reason for the decline in Feudalism?
The Bubonic Plague or Black Death
Farming technique used by the Incans
Terrace farming
Why did King Henry VIII break away from the Catholic church?
He wanted an annulment and the Pope wouldn't give it to him
A person who develops maps
Cartographer
Who funded Christopher Columbus' trip? I need both names and country
Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain
Christians wanted to recapture Jerusalem
Aztec - Northern Mexico
Maya - southern Mexico and northern Central America — a wide territory that includes the entire Yucatán Peninsula
Inca - western portion of South America - Peru, Chile, Ecuador
Who was the father of Humanism?
Petrarch
What was the almamy of Futa Toro known for?
Passing laws to limit slavery in his area
Who painted the Sistine Chapel?