Renaissance Chapter 1-3

Question 1

What is the Silk road?

Answer 1

Routes from Europe to Asia where trade traveled through

Question 2

What was the most impactful thing traded on the Silk road?

Answer 2

Worldviews

Question 3

What happened because of the Silk road?

Answer 3

The Europeans were exposed to new ideas, the Islamic empires become a center of learning being in the center, and diseases spread

Question 4

What is Feudalism?

Answer 4

A hierarchical system in the middle ages based on land, loyalty and duty.

Question 5

What was the hierarchy of Feudalism?

Answer 5

King -> Clergy and Nobles -> Knights -> Peasants (Serfs)

Question 6

What was the duty of peasants in Feudalism?

Answer 6

They paid taxes, farmed land, and were in the army of the king and the nobles. In return, they got protection, food, and shelter.

Question 7

What was the duty of Knights in Feudalism?

Answer 7

They fought for the nobles in exchange for food, shelter, and protection

Question 8

What was the nobles duty in Feudalism?

Answer 8

They allied with kings, paid taxes and gave a portion of their crops. In return, they got lands called manors.

Question 9

What were the Crusades?

Answer 9

A series of military campaigns that began as pilgrims, but grew into taking the “Holy Land” from the muslims.

Question 10

What was the black death?

Answer 10

A deadly disease that spread to Europe through the silk road.

Question 11

What happened because of the black death?

Answer 11

• Nobles had to sell or rent out land (Urbanization)
• 2/3 of Europeans died
• People questioned the Church (Reformation)

Question 12

Why did the Renaissance start in Italy?

Answer 12

Location
Urbanization
Merchants
Weak feudalism
Pope -> Avignon

Question 13

Which city-states did the Renaissance start in?

Answer 13

Florence
Venice
Genoa

Question 14

What was the Renaissance?

Answer 14

A time of enlightenment in Europe. Shaped largely by humanism.

Question 15

What is Humanism?

Answer 15

The idea that life on Earth has value and that humans are important.

Question 16

Who was responsible for the spread of Renaissance ideas?

Answer 16

Scholars, philosophers, merchants, and artists.

Question 17

What slowed down the Renaissance?

Answer 17

Geography (Mountains, ect.)
Feudalism (Ridged society)
Religion
War

Question 18

Why did geography slow down the renaissance?

Answer 18

The geography prevented people from travelling which prevented the exchange of ideas.

Question 19

Why did feudalism slow down the renaissance?

Answer 19

The hierarchy was very strict and discouraged new ideas.

Question 20

Why did war slow down the renaissance?

Answer 20

People did not travel to war areas so the exchange of ideas was limited.

Question 21

Why did religion slow down the renaissance?

Answer 21

The church wanted to keep the “status quo.”

Question 22

What technology helped to spread the renaissance?

Answer 22

The Printing Press

Question 23

Humanism came from the study what?

Answer 23

Classical greek and roman texts

Question 24

What is a vernacular language?

Answer 24

A language that is spoken in a local area by local people (like French for Quebec)

Question 25

What were some renaissance accomplishments?

Answer 25

``` Printing Press Body dissections Heliocentric Model Trigonometry and geometry Perspective in art ```

Question 26

What are worldviews shaped by?

Answer 26

Geography Ideas and knowledge Contact with other groups

Question 27

What is the protestant reformation?

Answer 27

A religious movement where protesters sought to reform the church

Question 28

Who started the reformation and where?

Answer 28

Martin Luther started it in Germany

Question 29

How did Luther express his opinions to the Church

Answer 29

He created the 95 theses that outlined things the church should change.

Question 30

What does Nationalism mean?

Answer 30

The feeling of belongingness to a nation, state, country, or group

Question 31

What does Nation mean?

Answer 31

A group of people mainly of common descent, history, culture, and language, often forming a territory

Question 32

What things helped create a sense of nationalism?

Answer 32

Urbanization Gunpowder The printing press Exploration and discovery

Question 33

What was the Age of exploration?

Answer 33

An age of exploration

Question 34

What does "In the name of god and profit" show?

Answer 34

It shows that the worldview of that time was to make wealth and spreading Christianity

Question 35

What was the Italian advantage for trading?

Answer 35

They were closer to the middle east European countries traded with Italy not the Ottoman Empire Genoa and Venice had special rights

Question 36

Why were England, France, Portugal, and Spain better at exploration?

Answer 36

They had Atlantic coasts Their monarchs were willing to fund expeditions They had the latest tech

Question 37

What new techs allowed for more exploration?

Answer 37

Caravel + Carrack | Astrolabe

Question 38

What are the three G's?

Answer 38

God, Glory, and Gold

Question 39

What is the Colombian Exchange?

Answer 39

A large scale exchange between the Old and the New World

Question 40

What is Ethnocentrism?

Answer 40

Belief that one's race or culture is superior

Question 41

What is Imperialism?

Answer 41

The policy of a country or empire to extend its authority or domination by political, economic, or military means