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25 Cards in this Set
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how did Europeans way of thinking change during the Renaissance?
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Renewed interest in art, science, social and political thought of ancient Greece and Rome
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How did Petrach influence people?
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He encouraged them to study philosophy and literature
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What was the first country to experience cultural and economic rebirth?
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Italy
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Name the changed that took place during the Renaissance?
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Art become more realistic,
Scientists made discoveries about the solar system, and technology became more advanced. |
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What was the importance of inventing the printing press?
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People learned to read and books became more accessible
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Name something from the Renaissance that continues to influence people today?
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The invention of the watch
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What did the Roman Catholic Church do that caused the Reformation?
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Sold indulgences (pardons)
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Why did Europeans explore Africa?
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To get gold and other riches
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What lead to searching for Ocean routes in Africa?
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Land routes were dangerous and costly
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Where is the Cape of Good Hope?
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The southern tip of Africa
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What was the Columbian Exchange?
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An exchange of goods between the Americas and Europe
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How did the colonies increase the wealth of the ruling country.
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By providing the new markets that could trade only with the ruling country.
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What contributions did mercantilism make to the ruling country?
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Raw materials
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Why were native American Indians forced to work for European Colonists?
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They needed people to provide labor
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Native Americans were forced to labor under what system?
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Encomienda
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What was the encomienda system and how did it work?
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Some Europeans were granted the right to force Native Americans to work for them
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List the reasons for European colonization
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Expansion of power
Religious freedom Increased wealth |
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Name the new techniques that were developed in painting and sculpture during the Renaissance
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Artists used perspective, depth and proportion to make their art appear more realistic
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circumnavigate
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sail around the world
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indulgence
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Catholic church's pardon from sins
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conquistador
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Spanish conqueror
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colony
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A settlement under control of a ruling country
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excommunicate
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Expelled from the church
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mercantilism
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an economic system using colonies to obtain raw materials
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commerce
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buying and selling a large quantity of goods
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