Some Stuff, I Guess
The event that swept through Europe from 1347-1352, originating in Asia that wiped out at least 1/3 of the European population
What is the Black Plague?
The first major battle of the Hundred Years War in 1346, resulting in an English victory
What is Crecy?
The famous (or infamous) ruling family of Florence
Who are the Medici?
The type of ship that enabled Portugal to travel to far, so efficiently and to carry more cargo
What is a Caravel?
The founder of the Reformed Church of Zurich
Who was Ulrich Zwingli?
The most common form of the Black Plague.
What is "Bubonic" plague?
This battle was the first major engagement of the 2nd Phase of the Hundred Years War
What is the Battle of Poitiers?
The name of the book Machiavelli wrote in order to gain favor with the ruling family of Florence
What is The Prince?
The rulers of Spain who completed the Reconquista and united it after driving out the Moors
Who were Queen Isabella of Castille and King Ferdinand of Aragon?
A fan of Martin Luther (and Zwingli), this reformer would rule Geneva from 1541 until his death
Who was John Calvin?
The first European kingdom to begin exploring widely
What is Portugal?
The battle that propelled Joan of Arc to fame and success.
What is the Siege of Orleans?
We discussed several of the prominent Italian city-states of the Renaissance era, list 3 (with their system of government, i.e. republic of _______, duchy of _______, etc.)
What are: Duchy of Milan, Republic of Venice, Republic of Florence, Kingdom of Naples, Papal States
The name of the treaty that split ownership of the Western Hemisphere, agreed to between Portugal and Spain
What is the Treaty of Tordesillas?
The document, written and published in 1530 which outlined Lutheran belief, written by Philip Melancthon
What is the Augsburg Confession?
The winners of each of the four phases of the Hundred Years War, in Order.
What is? 1. England 2. England 3. England 4. France?
The year of the Battle of Agincourt.
When was 1415?
The political thinking of Machiavelli can be crudely boiled down to one simple phrase
What is: It is better to be feared than loved
What is 10,000 nautical miles?
The battle where Zwingli was killed (and later quartered and burned) by Catholic forces
What is the Battle of Kappel?
The name of the book transcribed by Polo to recount his journeys in the East
What is The Travels of Marco Polo?
The French king captured at Poitiers.
Who was King Jean (John) II?
The motto of Renaissance-era explorers:
What is "Plus Ultra"?
Columbus’s estimation for how far China was from the Canary Islands
What is 2400 Nautical Miles
We discussed two major destabilizing events prior to the Reformation within the Catholic Church, list one of them
What are: The Avignon Papacy OR The Papal Schism?