The Catholic Church
The Catholic Church
Which religion dominated western Europe for almost 1,000 years?
Which European empire fell that allowed the Islamic religion to spread through Europe?
Merchants sold and traded spices, silks and other goods to the crusaders,
What benefit did the Crusades have for Spain once they met Arab merchants?
A reawakening of culture and intellectual curiosity in Europe from 1300 - 1600,
What was the Renaissance?
The Printing Press
What technology was invented to help mass produce text (writings) and spread "the word" more rapidly?
The Catholic Church
Who led the Crusades to convert non-Christians to Christianity?
Portugal, Spain, France and England
Who were the main European competitors of exploration in the 1400s?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
Which Spanish king and queen financed Christopher Columbus' voyages to the new world?
Greek and Roman classic art, science and philosophy;
What did Muslims find in in Rome after the fall of the Roman Empire.
the astrolabe,
What helped sailors measure their position based on the stars?
The pope,
Who created an imaginary dividing line on the Atlantic Ocean to evenly divide power between Spain and Portugal?
New trade routes, the Atlantic Slave Trade and the discovery of new resources,
What was the result of Portugal's exploration?
Hernan Cortez and Francisco Pizzaro,
Which Spanish explorers conquered the Aztecs and Inca in the 1500s?
A journey to a holy place,
What was a pilgrimage?
A Portuguese boat that was fast, had three masts and carried a lot of cargo
What was the caraval?
Indulgences,
What was a fee the pope required of people to accelerate the time their souls spent in purgatory?
They wanted to find new routes to China and Asia,
Why did western European countries want to explore the world?
A rebellion against the Catholic church to protest indulgences and other criminal practices of the church,
What was the Protestant Reformation?
A 16th century religious movement that rejected the changing Catholic church and led to protestant churches,
What was the Reformation?
Henry the Navigator
Who established a navigational school and taught astronomy, geography and mathematics to sailors?
Spanish explorers,
Who were the conquistadors?
The Doctrine of Discovery
What was the international law of colonialism between all European countries?
Marco Polo,
Who was the first explorer to open up trade with China and take silks and spices to Europe?
Where did the the Renaissance begin?
A sea passage between the Atlantic and Pacific in North America,
What was the Northwest Passage?