Renaissance
Meaning of Renaissance
Rebirth
Social hierarchy with kings at the top and peasants at the bottom.
Feudalism
Disease that swept through Europe killing atleast 25 million people.
Black Plague (or black death)
Who fought in the 100 years war?
France and Britain
Painted the Mona Lisa.
Leonardo Da Vinci
Where did the Renaissance begin and take place?
Italian City-States
This institution provided stability to Europe after the collapse of the Roman Empire.
The Catholic Church
War between France and England
100 years war
The leader of the Roman Catholic church is called...
The Pope
Was crowned "Holy Roman Emperor" for saving the Pope, ruler of the Carolingian Empire.
Charlemagne
What was Machiavelli's main point in "The Prince"?
What is a monastery?
Religious community that is self-sustaining.
What caused the Great Famine?
Lower temperatures and inflated bread prices.
Why did wages go up for workers after the black plague?
Less workers created more demand for labor causing people to pay more for the same jobs.
Banking family that ruled Florence.
The Medici
Name four Renaissance City-States.
Florence, Rome (Papal States), Venice, Milan, Genoa
What would a Knight provide to a Lord under feudalism?
Military Service, labor, and loyalty.
Self-sustaining communities where peasants lived and worked on the Lord's land.
Manorial System, manors
Religious rituals and ceremonies performed in the Catholic Church
Sacraments
Formed the Holy Roman Empire
Otto I
Why did the Renaissance take place in Italy? Be detailed.
Trade/banking brought wealth to Italian merchants.
Different city-states competed in terms of architecture, art, prestige, etc.
This caused investment in art resulting in the renaissance.
Name 3 results of the collapse of the Roman Empire.
Feudalism, people leave cities and go to the country, less trade, local languages appear (vernacular), small kingdoms, rise of the catholic church, etc.
Explain why the Crusades happened.
Byzantines lost the holy lands (Jerusalem) to the Turks. Pope wanted to take them back and asked all Europeans to help at the Council of Clermont.
Why was the Roman Republic so successful at conquering new territory?
Merit-based military, infrastructure, treated conquered people well, developed colonies and trade with territory before conquest.
Two rulers that formed a truce during the crusades from Egypt and England.
Saladin, Richard the Lion-Hearted