Africa 1
Q: This is a large area of flat grassland, found in places like Africa.
A: What is a savanna?
This word means "rebirth" and was a time of new ideas in art, science, and learning.
A: What is the Renaissance?
Q: This person is called the “Father of Humanism” and helped inspire Renaissance thinking.
A: Who is Petrarch?
Q: Martin Luther nailed these 95 things he wanted to change about the Church to a church door.
A: What are the 95 Theses?
Q: In Africa, this is the name for the largest family group.
A: What is a clan?
Q: This 300-mile-wide strip of land lies just south of the Sahara Desert.
A: What is the Sahel?
Q: This famous artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
A: Who is Michelangelo?
Q: This Renaissance invention helped sailors explore the oceans by showing direction.
A: What is the compass?
Q: This was the church Martin Luther challenged during the Reformation.
A: What is the Catholic Church?
Q: These Eastern European slaves were tied to the land and could not leave it.
A: What are serfs?
Q: These African storytellers memorized and passed down family histories.
A: Who are the griots?
Q: This Renaissance man painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.
A: Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
Q: This is the idea that humans are important and should study subjects like history, art, and writing.
A: What is humanism?
Q: Martin Luther believed people could be saved by this alone, not by good works.
A: What is faith?
Q: This language is spoken along the southeast African coast and is based on Bantu.
A: What is Swahili?
Q: This document from Pope Nicholas V gave permission to enslave non-Christians.
A: What is Dum Diversas?
Q: During the Renaissance, many people studied ancient writings from these two civilizations.
A: What are Greece and Rome?
Q: This city in Italy was a major center of art, learning, and culture during the Renaissance.
A: What is Florence?
Q: Martin Luther became a _________ Reformer. Named after the movement he started __________ Reformation.
What is Protestant Reformer and Protestant Reformation?
Q: These famous churches in Ethiopia were carved into solid rock below ground.
A: What are the Lalibela Churches?
Q: Coptic Christians in Ethiopia believe this sacred object is kept in Aksum.
A: What is the Ark of the Covenant?
Q: This invention by Johannes Gutenberg helped people learn by printing books faster.
A: What is the printing press?
Q: This person was a writer during the Renaissance who wrote The Prince, a book about power and leadership.
A: Who is Machiavelli?
Q: What was Martin Luther wife name?
A. Who is Katharina von Bora?
Q: In Ethiopia, rulers were given this royal title, connecting them to the tribe of Judah.
A: What is "The Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah"?