Black Death
What is another name for the Black Death?
Bubonic Plague, Black Plague
List one of the 5 early firearms from the gunpowder video we watched.
Flintlock musket, Matchlock musket, Hand cannon, Arquebus, Kentucky rifle
Before the printing press was invented all books had to be ___.
Hand written
Which Renaissance person was most famous for plays and theater.
William Shakespeare
What religion was the most dominant in Europe?
Christianity
Around what years did the Black Death affect Europe?
1346-1350
What was the first European country to master gunpowder weapons?
Spain
Who invented the printing press?
Johannes Gutenberg
Queen Isabella of Spain was most famous for sponsoring which explorer?
Christopher Columbus
Dishonest or false actions by those in power, typically involving bribery, is known as what?
Corruption
About how many people did the Black Death kill?
25-200 million
Sulfer, Charcoal, Saltpeter
Around how many pages could the printing press print in a day?
300
Queen Elizabeth I of England was most famous for guiding England into their ____ ____.
Golden Age
The practice of the Church encouraging people to buy forgiveness of their sins was called ___.
Indulgences
The Black Plague initially spread through ___. Later on, it was able to spread through ____ means.
Rats/fleas
Airborne
What 2 medieval defenses were made obsolete by gunpowder weapons.
Castles, Plate armor
Most printers began printing in the vernacular. What does "vernacular" mean?
written in the native language
Nicolas Copernicus was most famous for coming up with what theory.
Heliocentric, Sun at the center of the universe.
What was the name of the person that wrote 95 Theses against the Church and what religion broke away as a result of his actions?
Martin Luther
Protestant
What are 3 symptoms of the Black Plague?
Buboes, Coughing up blood, extreme fatigue/sickness, black toes and fingertips
Why were gunpowder weapons so much better than medieval weapons?
less time to train, little physical strength required
What are 2 important results of the invention of the printing press.
Increased literacy, more copies of books/bible, people are allowed to form their own ideas about religion, more illustrations.
We covered many famous Renaissance artists, name 4.
Leonardo DaVinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Donatello, Titian, Albrect Durer, Andreas Vesalius
List 4 corrupt practices of the Catholic church in the Renaissance/Middle Ages?
Illiterate priests, Popes breaking vows of Chastity, Bishops living lives of luxury, charging people to see "holy relics", selling indulgences, simony (selling positions to the highest bidder)