Feudalism & The Manor
After the fall of powerful empires like Rome, this political and social system developed in Europe to provide protection.
What is Feudalism?
These were a series of religious wars fought over control of the Holy Land.
What are the Crusades?
The word "Renaissance" translates to this meaning.
What is rebirth?
This massive movement in the 1500s aimed to fix corruption within the Catholic Church.
What is the Reformation?
Before the Reformation began, this was the most powerful and wealthy organization in Western Europe.
What is the Catholic Church?
These peasant farmers were tied to the land and worked for the lord in the manorial system.
who are serfs?
This major network of trade routes connected Europe and Asia, bringing new goods, wealth, and ideas.
What is the Silk Road?
The Renaissance began in the wealthy trade cities of this country.
What is Italy?
This man is credited with sparking the Protestant Reformation.
Who is Martin Luther?
Johannes Gutenberg invented this revolutionary machine, which made books cheaper and helped ideas spread faster.
What is the printing press?
In exchange for land, a "vassal" (like a knight) owed these two things to a lord.
What are loyalty and military service?
A major, unexpected result of the Crusades was a massive increase in this between Europe and the Middle East.
What is trade (or contact)?
This Italian city-state became extremely wealthy from trade and served as a major center for the Renaissance.
What are Florence and Venice?
Martin Luther protested the sale of these, which were meant to be forgiveness for money.
What are indulgences?
This famous artist and inventor painted the Mona Lisa and is considered the ultimate "Renaissance Man."
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
During the Middle Ages, this was a large farming estate owned by a lord.
What is a manor?
Merchants traveling the Silk Road had to balance risks like bandits and harsh geography to maximize this.
What is profit?
This Renaissance philosophy focused on human potential, achievements, and classical ideas rather than just religion.
What is Humanism?
Martin Luther used this famous document, which he nailed to a church door, to list his complaints.
What are the 95 Theses?
This Renaissance artist is most famous for painting the magnificent ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Who is Michelangelo?
Because people on the manor produced almost everything they needed to survive, the system was described using this term.
What is self-sufficient?
As trade increased from the Crusades and Silk Road, the European economy shifted to this, leading to the growth of towns and banking.
What is a money economy?
A person who used their wealth to financially support artists and thinkers was called this.
What is a patron?
These are the new Christian churches that were formed by people breaking away from the Catholic Church.
What are Protestant Churches?
This famous English playwright is responsible for writing classic plays like Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet.
Who is William Shakespeare?