Pope Leo X authorized the sale of _________to finance the building of Saint Peter's Basilica. (Hint: These were a principle issue of Luther's 95 Thesis.)
What are indulgences.
100
The first European country to launch large-scale voyages of sea-born exploration.
What is Portugal.
100
*Daily Double*
The three reasons European nations sought to explore and establish colonies. Hint: Three Gs
What is God, Glory, and Gold.
100
A type of company in which investors pool their money to reduce risk and fund even larger business enterprises than they would be able to finance by themselves. Hint: The East India Company is an example.
What is a joint-stock company.
200
The movement which advocated individualism, the importance of the individual, and the study of Greek and Roman art, history, culture, and science.
What is humanism.
200
The originator of the Protestant Reformation. He wrote his 95 Theses which consisted of his complaints against the Catholic Church.
Who is Martin Luther.
200
This nation financed the expeditions of Columbus, Magellan, and de Gama.
What is Spain.
200
The global transfer of plants, animals, people, disease, technology and ideas from the Old World to the New World.
What is the Columbian Exchange.
200
The name for the trade of slaves, raw materials, and European manufactured goods between the Americas, Africa, and Europe.
What is the Triangular Trade.
300
This term means a focus on worldly affairs rather than spiritual. It also refers to the separation of church and state.
What is secular.
300
Luther was called before the Diet of Worms and was directed to recant (take back) his complaints against the church. He refused so the Catholic Church______________him.
excommunicated
300
The system that Spain put into place to exploit the people and resources of the Americas. This system allowed Spanish overseers to put Native Americans to work and mandated that the workers receive a Christian education.
What is the encomienda system.
300
The basic principle of this type of economic system is the acquisition of wealth to build a nation's power. This was a major reason for European nations to establish long-term colonies in the New World.
What is mercantilism.
300
The name for the second leg of the Triangular Trade in which African slaves were transported the Americas.
What is the Middle Passage.
400
Name a major "Renaissance" or "universal" man.
da Vinci
Michelangelo
Raphael
Bramante
400
*Daily Double*
The founder of the Anglican Church; this man started his own religion in order to annul his marriage and to create the state religion of England.
Henry VIII
400
This Spanish conquistador was responsible for the destruction of the Aztec Empire in 1519.
Who is Hernan Cortes.
400
If a nation trades with another nation and receives more gold or silver than its trading partner, it has a ____________.
What is favorable/positive balance of trade.
400
Commodities brought in from other countries to be sold.
What is an import.
500
This invention allowed people to rapidly reprint books which initiated an era of new ideas in Europe.
What is the printing press.
500
In response to the Reformation, Pope Paul III convened the ____________to examine criticisms levied by the Protestants and to make reforms where necessary.
What is the Council of Trent.
500
Although the Spanish employed more sophisticated weapons, the primary reason for the destruction of native populations was____________.
What is diseases from the New World in which Native Americans had no immunity.
500
An economic system where most economic activity is carried on by private individuals or organizations in order to seek a profit.
What is capitalism.
500
A fast new type of ship, the _________, helped begin the Age of Exploration.