Age of Exploration
An explorer for Spain who searched for a route to Asia and accidentally ended up in the Americas.
Christopher Columbus
What was the cause of the Renaissance?
The crusades
Who made up most of the labor force during the industrial revolution?
children and women
circumnavigate
Queen Isabella and others believed...
a. Columbus would find North America.
b. Asia could be reached by sailing west.
c. spices were worthless.
d. the world was flat
b. Asia could be reached by sailing west.
An explorer for England who landed in North America.
John Cabot
Luther's followers were called Protestants because they were protesting against what?
The Catholic Church
Which of the following events led to the Russian Revolution?
a. The uniting of Russia.
b. The establishment of St. Petersburg
c. Catherine the Great Conquered neighboring lands.
d. "Bloody Sunday"
d. "Bloody Sunday"
a Russian emperor
czar
A prosperous city-state on the Italian peninsula during the Renaissance.
Florence
Ferdinand Magellan
The aristocrats were different from the nobles of the feudal system because their wealth came from...
Why did the French citizens revolt against the government? Select all that apply.
a. France had become a republic.
b. Mobs of people attacked a Paris prison.
c. Hunger and high taxes made the life of the peasants miserable.
d. King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were living a lavish life spending money from the people.
c. Hunger and high taxes made the life of the peasants miserable.
d. King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were living a lavish life spending money from the people.
a group of available workers
labor force
European exploration resulted in...
a. the control of the colonies by West Coast Africans.
b. an expanded slave trade.
c. a weaker European economy.
d. thousands of missionary deaths.
b. an expanded slave trade.
Why did the Age of Exploration happen?
They wanted a faster route to Asia
The German Monk that criticized the Roman Catholic Church and caused the reform of their practices.
Martin Luther.
How did the Scientific Revolution lead to the Industrial Revolution?
The inventions of the Scientific Revolution (like the steam-powered engine) led to the invention of the machines in the Industrial Revolution.
an era of creativity and learning in Western Europe following the Crusades.
renaissance
What were some of the technological or scientific advancements of the Renaissance? List 4
Microscope, telescope, printing press, classification system, steam-powered engine, steam-powered machines.
Why were spices so expensive in Europe?
It was dangerous and expensive to transport them.
How was Renaissance art different from medieval art?
Medieval art focused on religious subjects, while renaissance art focused on history and other mythology as well as religious subjects.
Was the Industrial Revolution good or bad for workers? Explain your reasoning.
Possible answers:
bad- working conditions were terrible (hot in the summer cold in the winter), long hours, dangerous for young children
good- gave them money for their families, faster production
The 16th century movement caused a change in how the Roman Catholic Church did things.
The Reformation
What was a cause-and-effect relationship between the Roman Catholic Church and the Reformation?
Possible answers:
The church selling indulgences caused the Reformation.
The Reformation caused the church to change its practices.