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how much of the population was of the money class
1/2 %
Who was in the money class
Merchants, bankers, etc
Who stimulated the Renaissance
Nobility, and merchant class
besides the nobility and merchant classes, who stimulates the Renaissance
Leisure
what is virtu
the quality of being a man
noblesse oblige
obligation of the nobles to give back to the city
Who were the most famous humanists
Erasmus of Rotterdam and Thomas More
What family is Henry VIII from
Tudor
Which writers started writing in Vernacular
Italians
to which countries did Vernacular shift to?
England and France
Behavior for a particular situation
Courtesy
Who wrote "Book of a Christian Knight'
Erasmus
who wrote "Praise of a Folly"
Erasmus
Statecraft
to lead
Who writes "the prince"
Niccolo Machiavelli
Who writes "The Courtier"
Castiglione
What were the dates of the Renaissance
1300-1600
Why was Europe not as up to date with the Renaissance?
because of the 100 years war between France and England
What brought economic changes to the Renaissance
the Bubonic plague
What brought economic changes to the Renaissance
the Bubonic plague
Money performs three jobs, name two of them?
Measure of value, medium of exchange, store of wealth
Easy to carry
portable
long lasting
durable
Breaks into different units?
Divisible
Easy to recognize; hard to fake?
Distinguishable
Everybody wants it?
Desirable
Not everybody can get it?
Scarce
Natural mixture of gold and silver?
Electrum
Place where first coins were made
Lydia
What image was stamped on the first coins?
Lion and bull image.
Where was the first paper money(bank note) actually created?
china
What was the first paper money in North America?
french troops in canada paid with playing cards
First official money in the U.S. in 1795 was what coin?
liberty dollar
First plastic non-credit card money was made where?
Australia
In 1936, what U.S. bullion depository became the main storehouse for gold reserves?
Fort knox
16. In the Bible Joseph was sold into slavery for how much?
20 shekels of silver or 8 ounces of silver
17. What modern country calls its currency the shekel
Israel
18. What type of edge solved the problem of people clipping tiny bits of a coin off the edge?
Ridged or milled
19. What English word comes from the Latin term salirius-meaning of salt?
Salary
21. Today money is backed only by people's faith in the government. This is known as
Fiat Money
22. Since what year did the US begin moving away from the gold standard
1933
23. What is the longest used currency in history
Cowrie shells
24. Cowrie shells were first used in what country?
China
. What is the famous form of money used on the island of Yap in Mocronesia?
Stone Disks
26. What was the largest sized disk?
12 ft
27. What form of money was faked or counterfeited in Mexico's Aztec empire?
cacao beans
28.The United States of America 20 USA 20 appears in small print known as?
microprinting
29. The $20 dollar bill has color-shifting ink. It shifts from copper to?
green
30. What color does the security thread on the 20 dollar bill glow under ultraviolet light?
Green
31. On what bill in the booklet did they show that a counterfeiter had glued a raised 10$ number?
$1
32. US bills are made of 25% linen and 75%?
cotton
What government agency fights counterfeiting?
Secret Serviec
34. Name of the government bureau that prints dollar bills?
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
35. How many Federal Reserve banks are there
12
36. In what month do bank managers order the most bills from the Federal Reserve?
December
37. What do the letters ATM stand for?
Automated teller Machine
38. How many tons of ink does the Bureau of Print and Engraving use everyday?
18
39. What is the name of a paper form that instructs a bank to pay a specific amount of money to someone?
check
40. Incidents like the tulip mania in Holland are known as
Financial Bubbles
41. The word money comes from a Roman goddess named?
Moneta
42. What is Moneta the goddess of?
Warning
43. Where was the biggest robbery in history?
England-2.6 million pounds--$50 Train Robbery
44. Stealing someone's social security number and pretending to be them is?
Identity Theft
45. Who was the Confederate army officer who was saved by a coin from a bullet, but then died on a submarine
Lt. Geo Dixon
46. How was a penny used in the underground railroad?
Notched to show slave could be helped
47. Why did some Canadians think the 1954 $1 bill was evil.
because there seemed to be a demon in the Queen's hair
48. Coins minted during the reign of who were prized for Chinese coin swords
Kangxi (1662-1722)
49. Chinese burn fake money known as?
Hell Money
50. Why did the Greeks put a coin under the tongue of a corpse?
? To pay Charon, the ferryman to take body over the river Styx to Hades
51. Do US merchants have to accept under 100 pennies?
no. they dont even have to accept pennys
52. T/F: Putting a penny on a train track will derail the train
FALSE
53. How much in credit card debt have Americans racked up?
Over 700 billion
54. What % of US money deals are transacted electronically
90
Another name for electronic money
e-money
55. How do banks make money?
By charging higher interest to borrowers than interest paid to depositors.
56. How much is a 1955 double-image penny worth today?
$15,000
How much is a 1986 Michael Jordan trading card worth?
$500
Was the uniform currency during the civil war called?
green backs
E Pluribus Unum
One Out Of Many
First known money
600 BC Lydian Electrum coins
First Paper Money
810 AD - Chinese
Early humans used this as a form of money, they exchanged goods
barter
Bronze cast in the shape of miniature household tools and farm implements became a widely accepted form of Chinese currency as early as the 10th century BC
I Pi Ch'ien (Ant nose money)
First and Oldest form of Commodity Money
Cattle
Where was the concept of banking first created
Babylon
Shell of a mollusk in the Pacific&Indian Oceans used as a currency
Cowrie Shell
Most widely and longest used currency
Cowrie shell
What was the First Metal Money
Bronze & Copper cowrie imitations in 1000BC
Why were there holes in some money
to make an early "wallet" by hanging the money on a string
Where and When were the first coins from
Lydia around 650 BC
What were the first coins made out of
Electrum
What kind of coins were created in Athens in 405BC
Bronze
Whats a Giro
credit transaction
What was France's currency that was dedicated to the Goddess Moneta in 390BC?
Gauls
Who reforms the Roman Monetary system to pure gold and silver coins?
Augustus
What is a price freeze?
when there are no adjustments to the price in order to re-stabilize the economy
What is considered a forerunner to paper money
chinese leather money
What was the Chinese leather money made out of?
White deer-skin
What was the first bank note?
Chinese leather money
When would the Danes slit your nose?
When your poll tax was not paid
During which Chinese Dynasty was the first paper money created?
T'ang
When did the Knights Templars go on?
The Crusades
What was the Knights Templars
A banking network
What was the Florin a forerunner to?
the Euro
who started the Florin
several Italian States
What kind of coins were the Florins?
Gold
Where was the Florin minted?
Florence
When and where was the Medici Bank created?
1397 in Florence, Italy
Who was the Medici's biggest client?
the Vatican
Who was the most famous Medici
Lorenzo Medici
When and by who was the printing press invented?
1440 by Johannas Gutenburg
What were the letters that were being printed organized in?
a movable type
What kind of money did the Printing press print?
Coins
What is a Potlatch
An indian Celebration where gifts are exchanged
How much gold was found from the spanish gold ruch per year
1000-1500 KG./Year
Where was all of this gold from the Spanish gold age coming from?
"The New World"
What is a Wampum?
An indian string of white clam shells
Who were the wampums made by?
native tribes in North America
What was the major inconvience with tobacco notes?
Portability
What was the tobacco note similar to?
The Chinese deerskin banknote?
Where did the tulip bulbs originate
Turkey
When the tulip bubble bursts, how low was the price of the tulip bulbs
1/20th of the original price
in 1776 who said yes to paper money
Adam Smith
what is hyperinflation
excessive inflation
Where did the cowrie shell inflation take place
Uganda: 1800-1860
When did the use of paper money start becoming dominant?
At the end of the Great Acceleration
What were the dominations of the Kirghiz Horse Money
"Horses: Main Money, Lambskins: Small Change"
Who were the Kirghiz relatives of
Relatives of the Mughals
How many Federal Reserve banks are there
12
In what city were small loans lent out in 1928
New York City
Which country was hit hardest during the great depression
Germany
What was the first charge card
1950 diners club card
Which group of people was the charge available to
the very Affluent
Where was the first mall located
Edina, MN
In the middle of 1997 about how many malls were there
37,000
What is the digital code for money
$
Who used rice as money
China
Who used Dog's teeth as money
New Guinea
Who used Small tools as money
China
Who used Quartz pebbles as money
ghana
who used Gambling Counters
Hong Kong
Who used Cowrie shells the most
india
who used metal disks as money
Tibet
Who used limestone disks as money
Yap island
How much of the global economy did India have
25%
Who were the Mughals descendants of?
Monguls
What city did the Mughals come from?
Kabul, Afghanistan
Who was the first leader of the Mughals?
Babur
What age did Babur take power?
12
What city did Babur target
Delhi
Who was the ruler of Delhi when Babur decided to target it
Ibraham Lodi
Which battle did Babur defeat Lodi for Delhi
Pannipat
What was the strategic position Babur held against Lodi's 100000 men with Babur's 12000?
Funnel
What weapons did Babur and his men use to defeat Lodi?
Composite bows, light cannon, muskets, and cavalry
What did Babur use the enormous wealth of Delhi for?
to fund his conquer of Northern India
Which valuable diamond was found in Delhi and how many carrots was it?
"The Kohinoor diamond" 180 carrots
What was the symbol of Mughal occupation at their complexes
water gardens
How Many quadrants did the water of the water gardens flow into?
4
What did the 4 quadrants represent?
The four rivers that flow into paradise in the Quran.
Who was the Mughal Ruler after Babur
Akbar
What were the Hindu Princes called?
Rajputs
What was Akbar's weapon of choice?
Armored elephants
Above ground covered passageways are called what?
Sabats
How many civilians did Akbar's troops slay during the Chittor siege
30,000
What was the new capital city built under Akbar?
Fatehpur Sikri
What was Fatehpur Sikri built from?
Red Sandstone from a nearby quarry
Why did Akbar isolate his capital
so he could keep a close watch on the work that his people did
How did Akbar get water into Fatehpur Sikri?
Persian Water Wheels
How was Fatehpur Sikri laid out?
like a nomads' camp
What was Akbar's special building for meditation?
Diwan-i-Kas
Who ruled after Akbar?
Shah-Jahan
how many horses did Shah Jahan have
over 5000
what does "Shah Jahan" mean?
ruler of the world
How did Shah Jahan show his power and wealth?
He built a magnificent throne of Gold and Jewels
What was Shah Jahan's throne called?
the peacock throne
What was Shah Jahan's most significant building project
the Taj Mahal
What was the Taj Mahal?
a tomb for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal
Who overthrew Shah Jahan?
Auran-Gzeb his son
What did Tipu sultan rely on to fight the British
Guerilla warfare and special rockets
Who is named the empress of India?
Queen Victoria
What were the Mughals masters of
the battlefield
Who were the mughals descendants of
Genghis Khan
How old was Babur when he inherited the Mughals
12
How many men did Babur have compared to Delhi
12,000 to 100,000
From how far away was the composite bow lethal?
100 yards
How fast could a composite bow be shot
1 arrow every 5 seconds
What was needed to string the composite bow?
immense force
What was the "Mid-Evil Machine gun"?
The English Longbow
How long was the English Longbow?
Over 6 ft
What was the initial speed of an arrow being shot from an English Longbow?
135 mph
What was the speed of an arrow shot from an English Longbow at its destination
90 mph
What were three things the Mughal Bow was made of?
Cow Tendon, Mango Tree, Glue
What was the most important process of bow-making
sinuing
What was the range of the Mughal Cannon?
1300 Yards
What was the average length of the Mughal Cannon
7-8 feet
What was the mughal cannon cast out of
bronze
How did Delhi acquire all of its wealth
it was left by previous empires
What was the most precious thing to the Mughals
Water
"palaces without walls"
water gardens
conquering what Kingdom was the key to ruling India
Rajastan
What was the wealthiest place in Rajastan that Akbar wanted to conquer
Chittor
What made Chittor a key weapons producing area?
The Steel
Why did the Rajput Kitar have a thicker blade near the point
to force apart a would
How long was the rajput Kitar
from 3 inches to 3 ft
What steel was the Kitar made of which happened to be the best in the world
Damascus Steel
How was Damascus Steel produced?
By welding high carbon steel and low carbon steel together
"Tanks of Akbar's Time"
Elephants
What did Akbar believe was the key to military success?
armored elephants.
What did the elephant armor consist of
chainmail covered with metal plates
How many people rode on an elephant
3
why did the driver of the elephant carry a hammer and chizzle
so that if he lost control of the elephant, he could kill the elephant.
How many elephants did Akbar own
5000
How heavy was the elephant tusk sword
10 pounds
Why were elephants used to carryout executions?
because they could crush and pull apart people very easily
Did Akbar get into Rajastan on the first try?
no
What was Akbar's manmade hill for artillery
Coyne Hill
When Akbar saw that his cannons could not destroy the walls of the Chittor Fortress, what was his next idea?
He wanted to plant mines below the fortress walls.
what were Akbar's man made tunnels called?
Sabbats
Why did Akbar's idea to plant mines not work?
because one of the mines backfired, killing his men
How long was it before Akbar was victorious at Chittor
less than a day
How many civilians did Akbar slay at Chittor
30,000
What did Akbar do with the heads of the civilians that he slayed?
he put them on a tower to display his power
How big did akbar expand the Mughal Empire?
to 1,000,000 sq miles
how many matchlocks did Akbar have for his personal use
105
What could be shot from a matchlock if necessary
stones
What was the serpantine?
the part of the matchlock that brought the match down to the powder.
what made the matchlock accurate
the narrow barrel
What were the matchlock barrels made out of
Damascus Steel
what was Akbar's capital city
Fatipuh-Sikri
How long did it take to build Fatipuh-Sikri
16 years
What "cage" did Akbar but his potential rivals
The isolated city of Fatipuh-Sikri
What did Akbar use to bring the water from the lake to the city
Persian Water Wheels
How was Fatipuh-Sikri laid out
like a nomad's camp
What day would Akbar invite the religious representatives to discuss religious values
Thursday
What was the place Akbar built for his wives and concubines?
Harem Garden
What caused Akbar to move his capital again
Instability in the Northwest
Why was Fatipuh-Sikri abandoned
Lack of Water
What started Shah Jahan's rule?
In 1614, he took 24,000 horses to Mewar to subdue the city to Mughal Beliefs
What was unique about the Mewari horses?
Their ears were pointed inward and they would bring back lost riders
What must horses be able to do to be used in battle
tolerate much motion around their heads.
How long did it take to train a Mughal horseman
10 years
What was more important to the Mughals, horsemanship or Archery?
horsemanship
What did Shah Jahan and Akbar both do the same as soon as they came into power
had all potential rivals eliminated
What was the name of Shah Jahan's throne which is worth about $1 Billion today?
Peacock throne
how many concubines did Shah Jahan Have?
5000
What was unique about Shah Jahan's palaces?
They were very wealth oriented with expensive rugs and jewels
What was Shah Jahan's greatest achievement?
The Taj Mahal
What was the Taj Mahal for
It was a tomb for Shah Jahan's beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal
When and How did Mumtaz Mahal die?
In 1631 - Mysteriously while giving birth to their 14th child
How long did it tke to build the Taj Mahal
2 years
What is on either side of the Taj
A Mosque and and an assembly hall
After the Taj was complete, what did Shah Jahan do to the workers and why?
Shah Jahan cut off the hands of the workers so that could never build anything rivaling the Taj's beauty
What is the actual Black Taj?
A reflection of the Taj from Shah Jahan's water garden across the river from the Taj
How did Shah Jahan lose his power
He fell ill in September of 1567
Who imprisoned Shah Jahan in conquest for his power
Auran-Gzeb
Where was the extremely large cannon
Jigar Fort
what was a cannon made of
solid metal
What drove the drill that created the cannon barrel
Oxen
How long could the Jigar Fort Cannon shoot?
15 Miles
What brought the Mughal empire to its peak
The Series of battles to capture Golconda
At which siege did the Mughals finally encounter competition
Golconda Siege
What was the town of Golconda known for?
Its diamonds
How was the principal of diamond cutting applied to architecture
It created a warning sound in the fort by clapping. When one clapped in a certain spot, it could be heard miles away. So clapping was used as a warning sound
What did the Mughals do after dark to attempt to breach the Golcondian walls?
put up wooden structures against the walls to try to climb over them
What tested the Mughals to see how prepared they were at the siege of Golconda?
Famine, Flood, and Disease
How long did the siege of Golconda take
8 months
How did the Mughals win the siege of Golconda
by trickery, one of the soldiers was bribed to leave open a gate in the wall for the Mughals to pour in
how large was the Mughal empire at its height
1.25 Million sq Miles
How Big was the door to the Golcondian Fort
13 ft high and 20 ft wide
How much of the world's population was made up of the mughals?
25%
How many regional states did the Mughal empire decline into
3
Who arrived to take back their dream of taking India's riches
Europeans
What kingdom was Tipur-Sultan from
Mysore
What made the British surrender in the battle of Pollilar?
The rocket setting fire to an ammunition cart
Who carried on the rockets of Tipu
The British
What is a Jizya
The tax on non muslims and hindus developed by Akbar
To desire
Covet
One originating or coming from an ancestral source
Descendant
one of the vast, usually level and treeless tracts in southeastern Europe or Asia
steppe
able to be discovered or noticed
detectable
rate of sloping ascent or descent. Inclination
Gradient
something that provides refuge, relief, or pleasant contrast
oasis
Any of the four quarters into which something is divided by two real or imaginary lines that intersect each other at right angles
Quadrant
to lessen the courage of
daunt
to designate in advance
destine
a place strengthened and secured for defensive purposes
fortress
well known, famous
legendary
goods and other items taken by force
plunder
the number of something to make a thing complete
complement
involving or characterized by hard or toilsome effort
laborious
the capability of a strained body to recover its size and shape
resilience
a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces
rivet
not distant, nearby
adjacent
to make a gap in
breach
to weaken the morale of
demoralize
to put on (article of clothing)
don
a military post
garrison
a type of musket requiring a slow burning match to ignite its charge
matchlock
a moderate orange to orange-yellow color
saffron
excessively dry
arid
an act characterized by lack of good sense
folly
A man of elevated rank
grandee
to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold
gild
deprived of natural moisture
parched
an artificial lake where water is collected
reservoir
sympathy or indulgence with beliefs or practices differing or conflicting with one's own
tolerance
a thing of little value
bauble
to make firm or secure
consolidate
marked by flawless craftmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution
exquisite
of little weight or importance
frivolous
a semiprecious stone that is usually rich blue
lapis lazuli
having magical properties
mystic
something that serves as an example
precedent
a change that does not destroy the original
alteration
someone or something that causes wonder or astonishment
marvel
a large tomb
mausoleum
a tall slender tower od a mosque where the prayer is cried
minaret
a raised platform
podium
to forbid by authority
prohibit
a source of relief
solace
a company of travelers
caravan
individual war units carrying out harassment
guerilla warfare
to conquer and bring into subjection
subdue
having the same connotations
synonymous
to destroy
devastate
to guard from death
immortalize
involved in the essential character of something
inherent
rebellion
insurrection
highest of authority
supremacy
"History is a _________, a story of people and events"
narrative
history is a _____, more fascinating than fiction
story
History is a _______, a vehicle for teaching skills
process
History written to appeal
popular history
the ability and willingness to stand in another person's shoes and make comparisons across time and culture
perspective
the meaning of which each of us gives into the past and the way that we apply that meaning to interpret the the present and consider the future
personal philosophy
Who created the 8 eras of history
Professor G.M. Roberts of Oxford University
Pre History-3500 BC
Pre-History
How many stone ages were there and what were their names
2:
Paleolithic
Neolithic
What in 6000 BC was a major advancement
Agricultural beginnings
3500-500 BC
The First Civilizations Era
In what era was writing, coins, complex religion, organized governments, and monumental architecture created
The First Civilizations
In what era was the wheel invented?
Pre-History
What era were the philosophers Plato and Aristotle from?
The Classical Mediterranean
500BC-500AD
The Classical Mediterranean
what era are standing armies from
The Classical Mediterranean
What era is democracy, Christianity, and Roman Law from?
The Classical Mediterranean
500-1500
Age of Diverging Traditions
What is the other name for the Age of Diverging Traditions
Era of Fragmentation
What triggered the Era of Fragmentation
Falling of Rome in 476
What is Europe referred to during the Age of Diverging traditions
the Christendom
efforts by Christian Kingdom of Europe to reclaim lands from Muslims and Jerusalem
The Crusades
Government ruled by religious leadership
Theocracy
What were the Pope's political power's
Taxes and Excommunication
In what era did the Great Schism happen?
The Age of Diverging Traditions
1500-1800
The Making of a European Age
in what era did the Protestant Reformation, The Scientific Revolution, and the Enlightenment happen?
The Making of a European Age
Who wrote "The Wealth of Nations"
Adam Smith
1800-1900 AD
The Great Acceleration
1800-1815
The Napoleon Era
In what era did the Congress of Vienna happen?
The Great Acceleration
In what era did the Industrial Revolution happen
The Great Acceleration
In what era was communism/socialism founded
The Great Acceleration
In what era was the Theory of Evolution created
The Great Acceleration
In what era did the American Civil War happen
The Great Acceleration
In what era did the Age of Imperialism happen
The Great Acceleration
1900-1945 AD
The End of the European's World
What ends "The End of the European's World"
The dropping of the atomic bomb
1945-2010+
Present Era
Right to vote
Franchise
Rule over a territory
Sovereignty
someone who rules
Sovereign
What were the tactics for the Siege of Constantinople
1. Surround and Cut-off
2. Breach--->opening in the wall, rain hell
3. Over the wall
4. Demoralize
Independent Military leader who hires out their army
Condottieri
Who were the two military powers in the Valois wars
The French and the Hapsburgs (Spanish and Austrians)
When do the Valois wars start?
In 1484 when France conquerors the kingdom of Naples
When does the sack of Rome occur
1527
obtained by stealth, stealthy
Surreptitiously
strong, stern, fierce anger
wrath
A secret agreement
collusion
strikingly bold or brilliant
flamboyant
A person who is often in attendance of a court or a king
courtier
a braid of hair, or people in a line or file
queue
To depart in a sudden or secret matter
absconded
villainous, or a villain
miscreant
a person or thing being detested or loathed
anathema
the right to vote (not franchise)
suffrage
A woman who is a secondary wife for sexual purposes
concubine
the quality or state of being a monarch
sovereignty
to outline or portray in words
delineate
to become spread throughout all parts of
pervasive
having the position of a guardian of a person, place, or thing
tutelary
resembling, seeming, virtual
quasi
filled with bizarre or subjective ideas
gonzo
pertaining to a seed
seminal
a self-seeking, servile flatterer, Travis Cully
Sycophant
where in the world a certain area is
Location
point of latitude and longitude
absolute location
a description of where something in terms of other areas
relative location
Two major instances of fiduciary money are
checking accounts
bank notes
What does a federal reserve bank control?
the amount of reserves and the reserve ratios
What was the peak city population of Constantinople
1 Million People
Who failed a siege of Constantinople in 1422
Sultan Murad II
How many defenders were there of Constantinople
10,000
Who led the Byzantine forces in the defending of Constantinople
Emperor Constantine XI
arrogant and aggressive Sultan, ruled at age 19
Mehmet II
What was Mehmet II's nickname
Mehmet the conqueror
Holy Warrior
Ghazi
How long was the Theodosian Land Wall
3.5 miles
what was the "Throat Cutter" during the Siege of Constantinople
Fort Boghaz-Kesen. prevented shipping supplies from getting through Genoese vessel
what side did the papacy take in the Siege of Constantinople
neither
on what day did the siege of Constantinople take place
April 1, 1453
Who created the cannons for Mehmet II
Urban of Transylvania
How many people were in Mehmet's total guard
100,000-150,000
Which grand admiral of Mehmet's gets demoted to a common sea-man after a small Italian merchant breaks through the barrier
Suleyman Balthoghlu
How does Mehmet II eventually get into the city
by carrying his ships around Galata
Who leads the flooding of the Ottoman tunnels
Scotsman - Sir John Grant
What were the three bad omens for Constantinople
bad weather - fog
Icon of the Mother of God is dropped and broken
the ancient prophecy
Who found the open door in the Theodosian wall
Bashi-bazouks
Until what year were the Ottomans a threat to Europe
1683
How many days was Constantinople allowed to be looted?
3
The systematic recovery and study of material evidence
Archaeology
who dug up king Tut's tomb in 1622
Howard Carter
the scientific study of the origins, behavior, and the physical, social, and cultural development of human beings
Anthropology
Greek word - "anthropos"
human beings
Who wrote "The Coming of Age of Samoa"
Margaret Mead
the study of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services
economics
the Study of of the Nature of God and religious truth
Theology
The study of Human social behavior, especially the study of the origins, organizations, institutions, and demography of human society
Sociology
The study of the earth and its features and of the distribution of life on earth
Geography
the study of the processes, principles, and structure of a government and of political institutions.
Political Science
The science that deals with mental processes and behavior
Psychology
inquiry into the nature of things based on logical reasoning
Philosophy
One of the most influential cities of the 15th century world and seemed invulnerable
Constantinople
Turks who took over Constantinople
Ottomans
What were Osman's followers called
Ottomans
What was Osman's military success largely based on?
Gunpowder
What signaled a new turkish empire was on the rise?
the capture of Adrainople
Young Men forced into the army
Janissaries
Where did Selim the Grim defeat the Safavids
The battle of Chaldiran
Who ruled during the peak of the Ottomans?
Suleiman I
Who was the only man to ever come close to rivaling Suleiman I's power
Charles V, head of the Hapsburg Empire
An exchange of education for soldiers
Devshirme
Who conquerors Persia and confronts Selim the Grim
Is'Mail
5 pillars of Islam...
Faith
Prayers
Alms
Fasting
Pilgrimage
What was the repeating mistake of most Muslim rulers
Killing off all able rulers to succeed them
who founded the Safavids
Safi-Al-Bin
What promoted cultural blending
Migration
trade
conquest
pursue of Religious conquest
Which side of Muslim did the Safavids align themselves by
Shi'ite
What was Is'Mail's capital city
Isfahan
What is the fastest growing religion?
Muslim
Where were the Ottomans from and what branch of Islam were they
Turkey, Sunni
Where were the Safavids from
Iran, Iraq
Who was the first leader of the Ottomans
Osman
Who was the second leader of the Ottomans
Orkhan I
Intellectual center of the Muslim world, Captured by Selim the Grim
Cairo
Who created the mosque of Suleiman
Sinan of Albania
What marks the Official end of the Ottoman empire
World War I
Who led the Safavids after Isma'il
Shah Abbas
What caused industry and art to florish during the reign of Shah Abbas
Relations with Europe
What enabled the rebuilding of Isfahan
All the art present
What were the Safavids most known for?
Persian Carpets
Who was the first leader of the Safavids
Isma'il
This "Grasper of the World" was a rather weak ruler and left the affairs of the state to his wife
Jahangir
Jahangir's wife who did most of the ruling
Nur Jahan
A non-violent religious group whose doctrines blended Buddhism, Hinduism, and Sufism who sheltered Khusrau after he was ousted by Nur Jahan
Sikhs
What led to growth of large city-states in Northern Italy
Overseas Trade
Who became patrons of the arts through their financial supports
The popes
A combination of Janism, Hinduism, Christianisty, and Sufism
The Divine Faith created by Akbar
He served on a committee to decide the facade at the Duomo
He initially trained to be a Goldsmith
He helped with Frescos and the Sistine Chapel
Botticelli
Major works include:
Primavera
The Birth of Venus
Venus and Mars
Botticelli
He made many woodcuts
Developed a rational system of perspective and bodily proportions
1519-converted to Protestantism
Durer
Employed by John at Bavosia
Perfected Oil Paints
Painted Many Portraits
van Eyck
He assisted Lorenzo Ghilberti with the Florence Baptistry's sculpture
He created 5 statues for the Santa Maria del Fiore
Stayed 5 years in Padua to sculpt
Known for his work in Bas Relief
Donatello
Major works include:
Bronze David
Mary Magdalane
Madonna
Donatello
Humanist, born to the Lombard Family, who was educated in Latin and Greek
Castiglione
Wrote many books with Sentimental values, one in particular was the "Book of Courtier"
Castiglione
Through his three periods of Literary Activity, this man wrote in vernacular English and was captured during the siege of Rhodes
Chaucer
Major works include:
Canterbury Tales
Beoli of Duchess
Chaucer
Friend of Brunelleschi, this Tuscan painter was the first to use Scientific Perspective and created and was known for Frescos
Masaccio
Major works include:
Holy Trinity
Expulsion of the Garden of Eden
Virgin Mary
Masaccio
This sculptor/goldsmith traveled to Rome with Donatello to study ancient Ruins for inspiration
Brunelleschi
Major works include:
Duomo
Pazzi Chapel
lantern at the Santa Maria Del Fiore
Brunelleschi
This Sculptor was arrested for Murder and was at the Sack of Rome in 1527
Cellini
Major works include:
Hercules and the Lion
Persus
Silera
Cellini
This portrait painter was talented in Frescos and his Paintings were rich in color
Titian
Major works include:
Assumption of the Virgin
Pesano Altarpiece
Veins of Urbine
Titian
This "supreme poet" was a member of the White Guelphs
Dante
Major works include:
Divine Comedy
Convivo
Monarchia
Dante
Arrested for alleged conspiracy
Member of diplomatic court
Machiavelli
Major works include:
The Prince
History of Florence
Discorsi
Machiavelli
Father of political science
Machiavelli
Major works include:
the sistine chapel
David
Tomb of the Medicis
Michelangelo
This Father of Humanism studied lower Montpellier
Petrarch
Major works include:
Canzoniere
Trlonfi
Hinererium
Petrarch
Major works include:
Madonnes
Marriage of the Virgin
Adoration of the Magi
Raphael
Major works include:
Virgin on the Rocks
Mona Lisa
Last Supper
Da Vinci
Greatest Architect at High Renaissance
Bramante
Major works include:
Christ at the Column
Templesso
Bramante
Arch-rivals with Brunelleschi, created the doors at the Baptistry of San Giovanni
Ghilberti
Major works include:
Triumph of Death
Tower at Babel
The Hunters in the Snow
A Peasant Wedding
Bruegel