People
first spanish landing on the North American mainland; discovered Florida
Who is Ponce de Leon?
known as peasants
What is serfs?
Columbus discovered the new world when he landed in the island of __________ (thinking it was the Indies)
What is San Salvador, Bahamas?
system of government that arose in medieval Europe
What is feudalism?
the title Richard I was given
What is lion-hearted?
dispatched italian navigator Christopher Columbus to find a new route to the west indies
Who is King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain?
America was named after this person, an italian sailor who made 4 voyages to the new world around 1500
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
Spanish peoples crusade to take back Spain from the Moors
What is reconquista?
most hated king in english history
Who is King John?
first great king of England
Who is Alfred the Great?
Marco Polo was one of the few Europeans to ever travel through most of _________
What is Asia?
plague that killed 1/3 to 1/2 of Europe's population
What is Bubonic Plague or Black Death?
People living in these new towns that sprang up beside fortresses
What is burghers?
Invented the movable type printing press
Who is Johann Gutenberg?
e the first 2 universities in England
What is Oxford and Cambridge?
Code of conduct for nobility and knights
What is chivalry?
may have been the greatest artist of the renaissance or perhaps all time
Who is Michelangelo?
Proclaimed the beginning of the crusades
Who is Pope Urban II?
4 great nations that developed in western Europe in later middle ages
What is England, France, Spain, Portugal?
ancient rights and privileges of the people were clearly defined in this document
What is Magna Carta?