Renaissance
Where did the Renaissance start?
Italy
What was the difference between a serf and a peasent?
A serf was a servant to the lord. A peasant was not in a position of servitude and owned or rented a piece of land from the lord.
Who expanded democracy to enable all male citizens to play a role in the government?
Pericles
What did the Mayans create?
Writing system based on hieroglyphics.
Where were the Incas from?
South America
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo de Vinci
What were vassals?
Vassals were men who served a lord in a military capacity.
What was Greek religion centered around?
Gods and Goddesses that controlled the Greeks.
Mayans were one of the most _____ civilizations in the Americas.
Sophisticated
What was the name of the Aztec capital?
Tenochtitlan
What are frescos?
3 dimensional art
What was a fief?
Property given by the lord or the King
Whose last words were "To the strongest!"
Alexander the Great
What did the Mayans practice?
Human Sacrifice
The Incas were known for what?
Being the best engineers
Michelangelo created what famous statue?
Statue of David
What document stated the rights of the people and stated that the king did not have limitless power?
Magna Carta
How many patricians were in the Roman Senate?
300
Who defeated the Mayans?
The Europeans
What did the Aztecs rule?
Mesoamerica
What did Petrarch believe in?
Intellectuals having the duty to live an active civic life and put their study of the humanities to the state's service.
How much of the European population was killed by the Black Death?
One third
What is a polis?
City or town that was the center if political, social, and religious activities?
What movie was based on their culture?
Apocalypto
When did the Aztecs take power?
The 14th century