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12 Cards in this Set
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When was the Renaissance and what does it mean?
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1300 - 1500 FRENCH for REBIRTH because people had renewed THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE.
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What did people study during the Renaissance?
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The CLASSICAL texts of GREECE & ROME (like BLS!) and the SCIENCE, PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL books of MUSLIMS.
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Who was Gutenberg?
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German goldsmith who invented the PRINTING PRESS in 1454.
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How did the printing press change the European world?
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It made KNOWLEDGE accessible to EVERYONE.
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How did Venice and Genoa finance their growing trade with the East and revolutionize the way business was done?
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JOINT STOCK COMPANIES where several people could POOL THEIR MONEY to create enough CAPITAL for the trips.
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What started the rivalry for sea routes to the East?
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OTHER COUNTRIES wanted to BREAK THE ITALIAN MONOPOLY over trade; land routes already dominated by Italians.
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How did Portugal become the leader in sea exploration?
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PRINCE HENRY THE NAVIGATOR built POWERFUL NAVY, INSTITUTE OF SEA had best MAPS, new ship CARAVEL.
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Why did Prince Henry the Navigator want to find a sea route to the East?
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TRADE and BRING CHRISTIANITY TO THE EAST.
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Why did Portugal increase its slave trade so dramatically in the 1440's.
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They needed masses of UNSKILLED LABOR to work on Portuguese SUGAR PLANTATIONS.
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How did the Portuguese transform slavery?
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They only used the slaves' BRUTE LABOR; came to see slaves as INFERIOR, discouraged idea of slaves developing their skills and talents. DISRESPECT FOR WHOLE RACIAL GROUP = RACISM.
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Who was Bartolomeu Dias?
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In 1487 sailed around TIP OF AFRICA, king named it CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
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Who was Vasco da Gama?
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Established the FIRST ALL-WATER-ROUTE-TO-ASIA. (Had the nelp of Muslim pilot Abu Majid when he reached east coast of Africa.)Landed in Calcutta, India.
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