Topic 1
Severe economic consequences were a result of
What is the Black Death
Gold was often traded for what product in the kingdom of Ghana
Salt
Who are 3 Renaissance artists whom are associated with the height of the Renaissance?
Leonardo de Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo
This culture developed under the concept of 0
The Maya
Cities, governements, religions, social structure, writing, and art
Kings, Nobles, Knights, and Serfs
The first Crusade was asked for by whom?
Emperor Alexius I
This person was a painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, and mathematician who was an excellent example of Renaissance Itly's social idea.
Leonardo da Vinci
How did King John treat enemy merchants coming into England during a time of war?
He would find out how the English merchants were being treated in the enemy country (do onto others as you want done onto you)
What were the years of the Hundreds Year War?
1337-1453
This was the first census since Roman times
The Doomsday Book
When the Byzantine Empire fell, there were lots of contributing factors such as the Fourth Crusade, power struggles, and a schism with the Roman Christians. What did NOT help contribute to the fall of the Byzantine Empire?
Competent Rulers
Why was the sculpture of David said to express humanist ideas?
It had an emphasis on real human anatomy and ancient Greek culture
Why is Corpus Juris Civilis significant?
It is Justinian's Code, it revised and organized centuries of Roman law into a consistent, understandable legal code
The Reconquista affected Spain's economy and cultural life by
Weakening the economy and making the culture less diverse
This was the court that was created by the Catholic Church to find and try heretics
The Inquisition
A hajj is
A pilgrimage to Mecca (Makkah)
Who and what was invented during the Renaissance that revolutionized the way people accessed and consumed ideas?
Gutenberg invented the printing press with moveable type.
What caused resentment against Umayyad rule
Non-Arab Muslims didn't like that Arabs Muslim were favored
Ibn Sina wrote a medical encyclopedia that was
translated into Latin and became the basic tectbook in Europe for 100s of years
What do we know about Boccaccio's belief about what caused the plauge (Black Death)?
It is not known what he believes
A jihad is
Struggling in the way of G-d
Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales was important because
the use of English vernacular
What best describes the ancient civilization of the Mayans?
A. formed an empire before and during the Classic Period
B. Were united politically to a greater extent than the Aztec
C. Maintained contact through a system of economic exchange
D. Co-exsited peacefully & never engaged in warfare
Were united politcally to a greater extent than the Maya
Kush declined because of the rise of what other African kingdom?
The kingdom of Axum