Chapter 2 Flashcards
(24 cards)
Silk Road
A name for routes that connected civilizations from the Mediterranean in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east
Crusades
A Christian military expedition
Physical Geography
The feature of Earth’s surface
Human Geography
Related to people and their activities
City-State
A politically independent city and the rural area or hinterland around it
Hinterland
The rural area around a city-state
Usary
The practice of charging interest when loaning money to someone
Ciompi
‘wool carders’ had high unemployment so they wanted to create their own guild (denied by government) and called for an uprising of the lower class [Revolted in Florence]
Republic
a state in which power is held by the people
Marco Polo
An Italian merchant who traveled the silk road
Italy
a collection of city-states
What were the Crusades?
a series of military conflicts between Christian Europe and the Islamic middle east
Who ordered the Crusades and why?
Pope Urban II. To drive out the Muslims on the land of Palestine
What are 3 difficulties of transportation of goods?
1) Expensive
2) Moved by horses, mules, etc.; not cars, wooden ships could easily be damaged
3) took a long time; large distances
Why were spices so expensive during the middle ages?
Improved the taste of Europeans’ food and spices were used in cosmetics, drugs and perfumes –> people don’t bathe often so they use perfume a lot. Pepper was worth more than its weight in gold.
Why were most cities built on a major river?
Transportation by water was much cheaper and easier for traders
How does geography effect the way we live and the quality of our life?
- access to resources
- access to trade routes
What are the 4 factors in the success of a city-state?
1) Geography
2) Climate
3) Leadership
4) Social Organization
Explain usary
When you take out a loan, every month you get charged a percentage on what you haven’t paid back
How was the Medici family was important to the Renaissance
- They held important political positions
- They sponsored the arts
- They were wealthy
- They ruled Florence
How did increase trade and contact with other countries effect people’s worldviews?
More than goods were passed along the Silk Road, intercultural contact led to exchanges of ideas and knowledge as well
Why were the prices of goods shipped from India and Africa high?
They were goods you couldn’t get in Europe and were luxury and sought after; high demand and far away
What was the Silk Road? Who used it and Why?
A major trade route from the Mediterranean (W) to the Pacific Ocean (E)
What was the quantity and quality of foods like off of the Silk Road?
high quality, low quantity
