definitions
a person who is willing to die for his or her convictions or beliefs
Martyr
why did the aztecs make human sacrifices
belived it would help huitzilopochtli fend off evil spirits
This killed many of the Aztecs and made them weaker
What was Epidemic of smallpox
the period before the Renaissance
The middle ages (where the holy Roman empire influenced the life of people and the pope of the roman catholic church controlled religious life)
an ethic group that came from russia on boats to Japan
who were the ainu
the word that the spanish used to describe the leader of the expedition to colonize other lands
Conquistador
Language connected to ancient Aztecs
What is Nahuatl
A young conquistador who led the spanish troops toward Moctczuma and the Aztecs.
who was Hernan Cortes
a religious scholar interested in humnism was one of the first to have his writings printed by printing press (invented by Johannes Gutenberg)
Who is Erasmus (Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam)
What happened August 6 1945?
what was the atomic bomb against Japan
sentenced to particular punishment
condemned
Europians tried to convert Japanese into this religion and in what year
What is Christianity in 1543
She helped Cortez against the Aztecs
Who was Malinche
A polish astronomer who showed that the earth revolves around thre sun.
Who was Nicolaus Copernicus
The head of state of Japan.
Who is Emperor Akihito
a musical dance drama
Noh
This is part of a shrine that overlooks mount fugi and was built as a monument for peace in 1963
What is the Chureito Pagota in Japan
What did the Aztecs first do with Cortez?
This family in Florence Italy spent great amounts of money to have artists create pictures, buildings and statues
Who is the Medici family?
This world war japan was allied with USA
What was WW1
Confucianism
the figurehead of the Roman Catholic Church
The pope
The new emperor of Aztecs after Mactezuma
Who was Cuauhtemoc
these are areas that the renaissance changed from previous eras
new ways of thinking, governement and politics, spirit of discovery and geographical exploration
The tallest broadcasting and observation tower in Tokyo
What is the Tokyo Skytree?