Unit 1 Flashcards
(36 cards)
Rebirth of art and learning
Renaissance
What was the Reformation?
Reforming of the church
Four major movements in Europe
Renaissance
Reformation
Scientific Revolution
Enlightenment
What family helped fund the Renaissance movement and where did it start?
Medici Family in Florence, Italy
What is Humanism?
Belief that humans are the center of their own universe, embracing human achievements.
Who started the Reformation of the Church?
Martin Luther
Change in scientific thought
Scientific Revolution
Where did the English colonize?
United States Colonies
Australia & New Zealand
India
Africa
Where did the Portuguese colonize?
Portuguese Brazil
Where did the Dutch colonize?
New Amsterdam
Where did the French colonize?
Quebec & Canada
Where did the Russians colonize?
Alaska
Where did the Spanish colonize?
Mexico, Cuba, Caribbean, Peru, Argentina
What church was started because King Henry VIII wanted a divorce?
Church of England/Anglican church
Before the Scientific Revolution, what was thought to be at the Center of the Universe?
The Earth
Some monarchs joined the Enlightenment
True
Primary thinkers of American Enlightenment
Founding Fathers
Why did Spain send Christopher Columbus?
Cash & Catholicism
What non-existent route were explorers looking for?
North-West Passage
For the first decade, most thought that the American continent was Asia (T/F)
True, Amerigo Vespucci
Which people did not survive the coming of Europe to the Americas?
Taino people
Most dangerous part of the slave trade
Middle Passage
What does the term Conquistador mean?
Conquerors
Which of these Colonizers were peaceful with the Indigenous people?
Dutch & French
