What is a network of nobles, knights, and peasants bound by oaths of loyalty and obligation of military service and food provision
100
What was the Italian Renaissance?
What is a rebirth of the classical civilizations of Greek and Rome
100
What is the Protestant Reformation? Name two of the primary leaders in the Protestant Reformation.
What is the period when some Christians chose to leave the Catholic Church and start new Christian denominations
Who is Martin Luther and John Calvin
100
What during the "Age of Exploration" contributed to the spread of disease?
What is The Columbian Exchange
100
What is the heliocentric theory?
What is the sun is the center of the universe
200
In return for the use of their lord's land, what did serfs, or peasants have to do?
What is peasants had to give the lord a share of the harvest and till the land
200
A man who is a gifted architect, inventor, mathematician, and poet could be described as a
What is a Renaissance man
200
He challenged the selling of indulgences and other Catholic practices which he felt contradicted the bible. Eventually, his teachings of justification by faith led to a new church in Germany and a religious movement known as the Protestant Reformation. Who was he?
Who is Martin Luther
200
What technology contributed to explorer's ability to survive longer voyages?
What is the astrolabe
200
Which term best describes the period of scientific discoveries following the Renaissance that proved natural laws governing universe through experimentation and observations?
What is The Scientific Revolution
300
"All things were under its domain...its power was such that no one could hope to escape its scrutiny."
Which European institution during the Middle Ages is best described by this statement?
What is the Church
300
Which Italian Renaissance artist painted the "Mona Lisa"?
Who is Leonardo da Vinci
300
Followers of this person believed that it is already predetermined by God who is saved and who is lost. Such a doctrine is called predestination and is attributed to who
What is John Calvin
300
Which country was the first successfully to embark in long voyages during the Age of Exploration?
What is Portugal
300
Who was the 16th century, Polish astronomer, mathematician, and scholar who proposed that the Sun was the center of the universe and that the plants revolve in a CIRCULAR motion?
Who is Copernicus
400
The conflict between King Henry IV and Pope Gregory VII centered around what issue?
What is secular leaders selecting church leadership
400
Dante's "The Divine Comedy" BEST illustrates the ideals of humanism because
a. it was the first ever epic poem rather than a true comedy
b. it gave an accurate description of the concept of heaven and hell
c. it was written in Italian vernacular language that could be easily understood
d. he believed that it is better for a ruler to be feared than loved
What is c. it was written in Italian vernacular language that could be easily understood
400
Who is the inventor of the movable type printing press that allowed for the mass production of written works that could be widely distributed and had a profound impact on the Renaissance and Reformation?
Who is Johannes Gutenberg
400
Which European was the first to circumnavigate or sail around the world?
Which explorer traveled around the coast of Africa and around the Cape of Good Hope to India?
Who is Ferdinand Magellan and Vasco da Gama
400
Which scientists argued the "Law of Universal Gravitation"?
Who is Isaac Newton
500
What was a result of the Concordat of Worms?
What is Bishops were selected by clergy and had to pay homage to the king
500
Name that Italian Renaissance Writer...
Work: "The Prince"
Year Published: 1532
Belief: It is better for a ruler to be feared than loved. A ruler should not be afraid to use force to maintain control.
Hint: Late rapper Tupac was influenced by his teachings
Who is Machiavello
500
Which reformer during the Reformation left the Catholic church and formed The Church of England so that he could get an annulment (divorce) from his wife?
Hint: His daughters were Elizabeth I and Mary aka "Bloody Mary"
Who is Henry VIII
500
Who was the French explorer that founded Quebec, Canada?
Which English explorer's voyage of exploration leads to the discovery of Australia, New Zealand, and Hawaii?
Who is Samuel Champlain and James Cook
500
Which scientist challenged Copernicus theory that the plants revolve in a circular motion and stated that the plants revolve in a elliptical motion?