Circa 1480
Who were the Tatar Mongols descendants of? Hint "Great and Terrible"
Genghis Khan
Some people used to believe the earth was____
Flat
What did King John of Portugal rename the Cape of Storms to? hint " he wanted it to sound more appealing"
Cape of Good Hope
Lorenzo took Italy back to the romantic language of Italian, what language were they using before?
Hint " if you're homeschooled, you've probably had to learn it"
Latin
What was the official name of the church the Byzantine Empire created?
The Eastern Orthodox Church
What is modern day Constantinople?
Turkey
What Indian city did De Gama and his men arrive to?
City of Calicut
What famous age did Lorenzo help usher in?
hint "another word for rebirth"
Renaissance
Ivan refused to pay____ to the Golden Horde as a conquest against the Mongols.
hint "we still pay them"
Tribute or Taxes
Why did the Europeans want to create new trades routes with India and Africa?
hint "it had something to do with food"
They wanted spices.
Many of Vasco da Gama's Crew were tough ___
hint "another word for prisoner"
Convicts
Lorenzo de Medici etched on his armor "Le Temps Revient", what does it mean?
The Age Returns
The first prince of Muscovy
hint "vnIa"
Ivan The Great
What did Bartolomeu Dias name the tip of Africa? hint "it has something to do with the weather"
The cape of storms
What was scurvy a deficiency of ?
Vitamin C
Lorenzo enjoyed hosting parties for the city of Florence...what were those parties called?
Parades
She was head of the Eastern Orthodox Church and the last of the royalty... who was she?
hint "Whats Ms. Mariam's baby's name?"
Princess Sophia
Who asked Bartolomeu Dias to sail around Africa?
hint "he was a king from Portugal"
King John II
What ship did Vasco Da Gama sink when went back to Calicut?
"hint it has 300 Muslims in it"
An Arab Ship
Sandro Botticelli painted Mystic____ to portray the birth of Christ.
hint "the most famous Christmas scene"
Nativity