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50 Cards in this Set
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Where did the Renaissance begin?
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Florence, Italy
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Besides Florence, what were two other important cities in the Renaissance for trade and commerce?
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Milan and Venice, Italy
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The ideas from which two ancient civilizations influenced the Renaissance?
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Greece and Rome
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The belief that humans can make informed decisions, not the church.
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Humanism
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The name of a poet and scholar who encouraged people to speak and write thoughtfully about their place in the world.
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Petrarch
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An artist known for his mastery of perspective and detail in art and architecture.
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Raphael
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Famous painter and sculptor, painted the Sistine Chapel.
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Michelangelo
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Improved the invention of the telescope, supported Copernicus in opposition to the church.
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Galileo
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Invented the movable type printing press.
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Johannes Gutenberg
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Opposed the sale of indulgences and other beliefs of the Roman Catholic church. He was excommunicated from the church.
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Martin Luther
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Famous painter, sculptor and scientist. Painted the Mona Lisa.
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Leonardo da Vinci
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The church split into two groups - what were they?
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Catholic and Protestant
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What was the response of the Roman Catholic Church to try and reform itself?
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The Council of Trent
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In the 1400s trade routes were established between which two continents?
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Asia and Europe
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Who was the famous prince who supported finding shorter trade routes to Asia?
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Prince Henry the Explorer
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Prince Henry helped design a new ship that could sail in any direction. What was it called?
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A Caravel
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Who sailed around the southern tip of Africa in 1488 but had to return home because he ran low on supplies?
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Bartholomeu Dias
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Who complete the route started by Dias in 1497 to India?
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Vasco de Gama
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Who was the Portuguese explorer who ended up in South America (Brazil) in 1500?
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Pedro Alvarez Cabral
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How long did the Portuguese rule Brazil?
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300 years
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Who was the Italian sailor, living in Portugal, who crossed the Atlantic in 1492?
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Christopher Columbus
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Who was the Spanish explorer who first sighted the Pacific ocean in 1513?
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Balboa
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Who named the Pacific Ocean?
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Magellan
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Who sailed west around the world in 1519. Only 1 of his 5 ships returned.
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Magellan
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Which country sent men to conquer South America? What were the men called?
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Spain
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Who conquered Mexico in 1519? He captured and killed the Mexican leader Moctezuma.
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Cortez
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Who led the first expedition to explore the Mississippi river?
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Hernando de Soto
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Which country claimed all of the land in the U.S. from Kansas to South America in 1540?
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Spain
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Who was the Italian who explored Canada in 1497 for England?
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John Cabot
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Who was the first Englishman to sail around the world? He was trying to find the Northwest Passage.
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Sir Francis Drake
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Another English explorer who looked for the Northwest Passage. He discovered Hudson Bay.
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Henry Hudson
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A French explorer who lead an expedition up the St. Lawrence river in 1535.
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Jacques Cartier
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This French explorer established Quebec in 1608. It became a major fur trading post.
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Samuel Champlain
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Two Frenchmen who explored the Great Lakes and Mississippi around 1670.
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Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet
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Explored the interior of North America around 1670 to 1680. Explored the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers.
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Sieur de La Salle
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Explored the South American mainland around 1500. The continents were named after him.
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Amerigo Vespucci
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New wealth, more land, freedom or religion and political thought. Native American trade.
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The Good
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Smallpox, influenza, measles. Split between Catholics and Protestants. Elimination of Native American cultures. War.
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The Bad
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Who was the English monarch who defeated the Spanish Armada?
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Elizabeth I
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Slave Trade. Started in Virginia in 1619.
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The Ugly
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Trade between the West Indies, America and Africa was called what?
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Triangular Trade
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Was a Northwest Passage ever found?
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No!
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What is 'Heliocentric' theory? Who discovered it?
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The earth revolves around the sun. Copernicus
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When was the Jamestown settlement founded?
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1607
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When did the pilgrims land at Plymouth rock?
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1620
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What does 'circumnavigate' mean?
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To go all the way around.
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Who allowed Europeans to make slaves of native peoples in new lands?
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Pope Nicholas V
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What is an Armada?
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A fleet of ships.
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Who sponsored Christopher Columbus' expedition?
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Queen Isabella of Spain
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Map of the world used by explorers.
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Ptolemy's map.
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