Unit 1 Study Guide

Question 1

When were the “Middle Ages?”

Answer 1

500-1300

Question 2

The fall of which Empire caused the “Middle Ages?”

Answer 2

Roman Empire

Question 3

Which institution was the most powerful in Western Europe during the Medieval period?

Answer 3

Catholic Church

Question 4

What was the system of government in Western Europe called during the Middle Ages?

Answer 4

Feudalism

Question 5

What was the role of the serf in the feudal system?

Answer 5

Farmer/laborer

Question 6

What were the Crusades fought over?

Answer 6

Whether Christians or Muslims would claim the Holy Land

Question 7

What were the results of the Crusades?

Answer 7

Christians never regained Jerusalem after the first Crusade

Question 8

Where did the Black Death originate?

Answer 8

Gobi Desert in Central/East Asia

Question 9

When did the Black Death arrive in Europe?

Answer 9

1347

Question 10

What is the scientific name for the Black Death?

Answer 10

Bubonic Plague

Question 11

Where did the Renaissance begin?

Answer 11

Florence, Italy

Question 12

When did the Renaissance take place?

Answer 12

1300-1600 (14th-17th centuries)

Question 13

What does the word “Renaissance” mean?

Answer 13

Rebirth

Question 14

What are some of the characteristics of Renaissance art?

Answer 14

Humanism, realism, perspective, classicism, light and shadow, complex arrangements, naturalism

Question 15

What is humanism?

Answer 15

Expression of human potential and individualism

Question 16

What does it mean to be a “Renaissance Man?”

Answer 16

Being well educated, smart, a good dancer, a poet, and a musiciean

Question 17

What countries experienced the “Northern Renaissance?”

Answer 17

Spain, France, Germany, England, Netherlands

Question 18

Name one Northern Renaissance artist/author and one of their works.

Answer 18

William Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet