According to the power point that we went over in class, these are the dates of the Renaissance.
What is 1350-1600
100
Niccolo Machiavelli wrote this book during the Renaissance
What is The Prince
100
These were the three main reasons for European exploration.
What is God, Glory, Gold
100
This Portuguese prince of directional travel created a school to expand exploration. (must have full title)
Who is Prince Henry the Navigator
100
This mistaken explorer believed he had found a western route to India when really he had made the greatest discovery of all, the new world.
Who is Columbus
200
This is the meaning of the word Renaissance
What is Rebirth
200
A person or family who sponsored an artist
What is Patron
200
This device, when pointed north, will always show you the way.
What is the Magnetic Compass
200
This man sailing for Portugal, was the first to find a direct trade route to India by sailing around the southern tip of Africa.
Who is Vasco De Gama
200
Before the United States was a country, these three countries controlled all the land that is the modern day United States.
Who is Spain, France, England
300
The Renaissance began in this Italian city-state
What is Florence
300
The most famous patron family from the Renaissance
Who is Medici
300
The device that helped sailors sail at night by using the stars
What is Astrolabe
300
This Spanish Monarch sponsored more explorations than any other during this age.
Who is King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
300
Individual citizens who were wealthy could form these companies that allowed them to explore and keep the profits.
What are Joint Stock Companies
400
The Renaissance encompassed a revival of learning from these two classical cultures.
What is Classic Greece and Rome
400
This was the deep interest in the achievements of man.
What is Humanism
400
These global lines helped make maps more accurate
What is Longitude and Latitude
400
Though he himself did not actually return home, this Spanish explorer is credited with being the first man to circumnavigate the globe.
Who is Magellan
400
He was the first European to make contact with Australia, New Zealand, & Hawaii
Who is James Cook
500
This is the meaning of the word Secular
What is Non-religious
500
Renaissance scholars employed this new way of thinking where they searched for realism and human emotion in art and emphasized individualism & individual talents.
What is the humanist method
500
This ship was stronger and faster than any other the world had seen up to this point. It also had a triangular sail and a rudder.
What is the Caravel
500
These two conquistadors decimated the Aztec and Inca tribes from the new world. (must have both)
Who is Cortez and Pizarro
500
This company from the Netherlands dominated trade in Asia during the age of exploration