The Renaissance
The High Renaissance in Italy is usually associated with which 3 artists?
da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo
Who is credited with starting the Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther
Reason Europeans went looking for trade routes to Asia?
Spice trade
Luther's complaints against the Catholic Church
95 Theses
The exchange of goods, ideas, and cultures between the "Old World" and the "New World"
Columbian Trade/Exchange
The Renaissance man?
Leonardo da Vinci
What did Luther's 95 theses call for?
Reforms within the Roman/Catholic Church
Spanish conquistador that conquered the Aztecs?
Cortes
Paying money to reduce your time and/or a family members time in purgatory
Indulgences
The idea that wealth/success of a nation depended on having a great deal of silver, gold, and colonies to provide raw materials
Mercantilism
Family that ruled Florence, Italy?
Medici Family
What important form of NEW technology contributed to the Protestant Reformation?
Printing Press
Why were early settlements near waterways?
waterways were critical for the economy b/c it was based off trade
Movement that divided the western Church into Catholic and Protestant groups
Protestant Reformation
A rebirth of ideas-typically ancient Roman and Greek thought
Renaissance
What were cities in Italy called during the Renaissance?
city-states
What religious war began after the Protestant Reformation?
Thirty Years' War
Which geographical region in colonial North America was known for its cold climate, manufacturing, and strong Puritan population?
New England colonies
Part of the Atlantic Slave Trade; Journey from Africa to the Americas where many slaves died
Middle Passage
Invented by Johannes Gutenberg
Printing Press
What sea prompted trade in Italy and helped it become the center of the Renaissance?
The Mediterranean
Why did Henry VIII break away from the Catholic Church?
Because he wanted a divorce
Jamestown was established for which reason?
Economic reasons
Unified the Catholic Church under the pope; reaffirmed traditional Catholic teachings, got rid of indulgences and Protestant beliefs
Council of Trent
Intellectual movement that placed an emphasis on individual achievement
Humanism