Vocabulary
A period of time with a distinct feature
What is Era?
Who were the people that treated and cared for patients of the Black Death called?
Plague Doctor
What is the name of a family that was influential and patrons of the arts?
The Medici Family
Which disease was spread heavily on the silk road?
The Black Death/ The Plague/ The Bubonic Plague
Who has at the top of the Feudalism Pyramid?
Royalty, The King
(of a thing) listed in order or importance
What is hierachal?
How the Black Death initially transmitted?
Fleas got it from rats and passed it to humans when they bit them.
What are some of the key characteristics of the Renaissance?
It was characterized by a renewed interest in classical philosophy, literature, and art.
What was a main method of transportation on the silk road?
Caravan
What type of system was Feudalism
(Hint: Order)
Heirachial System
The ruler of a place, who usually exercises his ruling in a cruel way.
What is Despot?
Where did the Black Death originally come from? (the ships/boats)
Central Asia, then to Central Europe
What does "Renaissance" mean?
Hint: Its is from a French word
Rebirth or renewal
Why was the silk road called the silk road
The Silk Road was named after the highly prized Chinese silk that was a primary trade item, traded along the vast network of routes
What is the main difference between serfs and freemen?
Serfs could not leave the manor without permission and did not own land,
Freeman could leave and rented land from the lord
Relating to the pope of the RCC, his work place, the term he served etc.
What is Papency?
What are the three forms of the Black Death?
Bubonic, Septicemic, and Pneumonic
Which centuries did the Renaissance take place?
14th to the 17th century
He was one of the first Europeans to travel to the far East with the Silk Road
He brought back: gunpowder, pasta, silk, spices, fabric dyes, gemstones and other valuables
Marco Polo
True or false? Did children also work during this time?Extension(2x) Did they go to school or learn?
No, a lot of them were illiterate.
Something unholy or not having connection with any spiritual beliefs.
What is secular
About what percentage of Europe passed away from the Black Death?
33%-50% (one-third to one-half)
What are the Three famous artists from this time period and what are thier most famous pieces?
Hint: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Leonardo Da Vinci: Mona Lisa, Michelangelo: David sculpture, Raphael: School of Athens
What important did the Islamic World have?
Centre of learning in the world/
Was a tollbooth of the silk road/ Encouraged Studies,
What rank did the Pope belong to in the pyramid?
Trick question! The catholic church was outside the triangle