Renaissance
What does "renaissance" mean?
An idea of Calvinism where God had determined in advance who would be saved and who would be damned
Predestination
What does colonization mean?
Colonization means when a country or group of people settles in and takes control of another land, often far from their own, and uses it for their own benefit.
The leader of the Safavid Empire was known as the?
Shah
What are two resources that China traded on the Silk Road?
Silk and Porcelain
What is humanism?
An intellectual movement that emphasized the beauty of humans
What is indulgences?
Release from all or part of the punishment for a sin, usually paid with money to the Catholic Church
What is the Treaty of Tordesillas?
Divided the land from the North Pole and South Pole between Spain and Portugal
Who was the greatest emperor of the Ottoman Empire?
Suleyman I
In 1279 the Mongol leader Kublai Khan conquered China and founded the _______ dynasty.
Yuan
Which family was known as patrons of artists and musicians?
The Medici
What are two reasons why people were unhappy with the Catholic Church during the Reformation?
1. Corruption and abuse of power
2. Sale of indulgences
Gold, God, Glory
What are two reforms that happened under Abbas, the leader of the Safavid Empire?
Reformed the government
Reformed the military - had slave youths captured in Russia trained to be soldiers.
Reformed culture and art - Abbas encouraged the manufacturing of traditional products.
Who was the first leader of the Ming dynasty who wanted to eliminate Mongol influence and return China to its traditional roots?
Hongwu
An Italian artist that dissected cadavers to study the human body so that he would be able to make his art more life-like.
Leonardo Da Vinci
How did the Catholic Church try to keep people from becoming Protestant?
1. Council of Trent - clarified beliefs of the Catholic church
2. Jesuits - missionaries who spread the gospel, promoted education
What are Encomiendas?
System of land and labor grants that the Spaniards set up to encourage settlers in their newly conquered lands
Who built the Taj Mahal?
Shah Jahan
How did the Ming Dynasty centralize power?
Through the Civil Service Exam
1. Revival of Classical Learning and Humanism
2. Artistic Innovation and Techniques
What was the one belief that both Luther and Calvin shared?
Indulgences do not get a person into heaven - believe in faith by God
Who was the Portuguese explorer who discovered a route to the Indian Ocean around Africa?
Bartolomeu Dias
What are three reasons why Akbar, the leader of the Mughal Empire, was known as "Akbar the Great"?
1. Religious tolerance
2. Centralized/organized government
3. Reformed the tax system
The belief that the Chinese emperor had a divine right to rule given him by the god or divine force known as Heaven
Mandate of Heaven