Vocabulary One
A long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero.
What is arete?
"Rebirth or revival"; a period of great artistic and intellectual accomplishments.
What was the Renaissance?
the capital of Greece
What is Athens
This era began in the Mid-1300s
What is the Renaissance?
German monk who started the Protestant reformation
Who is Martin Luther?
A crop that is grown for sale rather than for personal use
What are cash crops?
A state of competition between two groups involving disputes over possessions resources, or status.
What is a Rivalry?
The famous writer of the poems the Iliad and the Odyssey
Who is Homer?
The a long list of statements written by the German monk who started the protestant reformation
What are the 95 Theses?
"The rule of many"; government by the people, elected representatives.
What is democracy?
A form of government where the citizens elect leaders to represent them, rather than engage in direct voting as in a democracy
Pope Leo III crowned this man the Holy Roman Emperor.
Who is Charlemagne?
This percentage of captives didn't make it through the Middle Passage voyage?
What is 10-20 percent?
who is the head of the Catholic Church
Who is the Pope?
A settlement of people living in a new territory, linked with the parent country by trade and direct government control.
What is a Colony?
Runaway slaves
What is a Maroon?
This journey took 3-6 weeks
What is the Middle Passage?
Name the Big 3 painters during the Renaissance.
Who was Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael?
Who is Christopher Columbus?
An alteration proposed or effected by parliamentary or constitutional procedure.
What is an Amendment?
People hired to manage and direct the work of slaves on a plantation.
What is an Overseer?
This ended slavery in the Caribbean
What is a Revolt?
These items were what merchants traded slaves for.
What is Sugar, Molasses, and lumber?
this religion elects councils as the head of the church
What is Lutheranism?