What does the word "pandemic" mean?
a disease outbreak that affects a large number ofpeople across multiple regions of the world
What is the most significant long-term effect that caused and led us to the Renaissance and the Scientific Revolution?
Paradigm Shift
What does "enlightened" mean?
educated, learned
What does the word "monarch" mean?
king
Where did the Black Death originate from?
Asia
What was the new way of thinking in the Middle Ages?
Humanism
What are three types of government under the Enlightenment Era for people to rethink the relationship between people and government?
state of nature, civilized society, absolutist government
How many colonies did the British colonize in North America?
13
What is the underlying cause of the Black Death?
bad hygenie
Which writer's writings mark the beginning of the Renaissance in Italy?
Petrarch
What did Thomas Hobbes's belief about human and society?
humans were naturally cruel, greedy, and selfish. If not strictly controlled, they would fight, rob, and oppress one another (life is in state of nature and need social contract to build better society)
What is the cause of American revolution?
No taxation without representation
Why were Jewish people scapegoated during the Black Death?
They had long been discriminated against because they were seen as "enemies of Christ."
Which innovation was both the cause and effect of humanism?
Gutenberg's printing press
How did Chinese emperors receive the right to rule?
Mandate of Heaven
Who, as one of the Founding Fathers in America, wrote the document "The Declaration of Independence" for the American Revolution?
Thomas Jefferson
How many people died in Europe because of the Black Death?
25 million
Which theory from Copernicus claimed that planets revolved around the sun in a circle?
heliocentric theory
What does "Rationalism" mean?
the belief that using the power of reason, humans could arrive at truth and make progress toward improving human life
What's the meaning of "Consent of the governed"?
The government's leaders and the laws they pass must have support from the people.