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What does Renaissance mean?
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Rebirth |
What does Renaissance mean?
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Who gained power in the Late Middle Ages?
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Monarchs, Rise of Nation States, Church lost power |
Who gained power in the Late Middle Ages? |
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Identify the importance of the Magna Carta.
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Magna Carta- Limited the power of monarchy- signed in 1215 |
Identify the importance of the Magna Carta.
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What was the importance of the Battle of Hastings?
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Unified England under Monarchy |
What was the importance of the Battle of Hastings? |
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Who supported Christopher Columbus and Reconquista?
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Ferdinand and Isabella from Spain |
Who supported Christopher Columbus and Reconquista?
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What was the Reconquista?
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expelling the Jews and Muslims from Spain by Ferdinand and Isabella |
What was the Reconquista? |
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What Spanish King expanded the Spanish empire into the Western Hemisphere?
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Charles V
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What Spanish King expanded the Spanish empire into the Western Hemisphere? |
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Name the King and Country who established common law?
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England- King Henry II |
Name the King and Country who established common law? |
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Name the King who started the Hundred Years' War and why?
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King Edward III of England because he believed he had the right to the French throne as well after Capetian line died without heir. |
Name the King who started the Hundred Years' War and why?
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Who turned the Hundred Years' War around for France?
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Joan of Arc |
Who turned the Hundred Years' War around for France? |
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Who started the first model parliament?
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Edward I of England |
Who started the first model parliament? |
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Who was the French King who started the unification of France near Paris?
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Hugh Capet |
Who was the French King who started the Unification of France near Paris? |
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Who overthrew the mongols, was called Czar and moved the capital to Moscow?
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Ivan the Great or Ivan the III of Russia |
Who overthrew the mongols, was called Czar and moved the capital to Moscow? |
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Who called for the Crusades (Holy War) and why?
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Pope Urban II because he wanted to take back Jerusalem from the Muslims |
Who called for the Crusades (Holy War) and why? |
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Name the 5 key events in order of the Crusades.
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2. Crusaders capture Jerusalem 3. Crusader States formed 4. Saladin/Muslim retakes Jerusalem 5. Crusaders attack Constantinople and weaken it |
Name the 5 key events in order of the Crusades.
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Who fought in the 3rd crusade and what was the outcome?
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Truce where Muslims control holy land but Christians can freely visit holy sites |
Who fought in the 3rd crusade and what was the outcome? |
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What were the 4 crusader states?
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Edessa, Jerusalem, Antioch, Tripoli |
What were the 4 crusader states? |
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Who attacked in the 4th crusade and why?
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Venetian knights because they wanted to weaken Constantinople and take over trade |
Who attacked in the 4th crusade and why? |
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What were the effects of the Crusades?
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Stimulated trade legacy of bitterness among Jews, Muslims and Christians |
What were the effects of the Crusades?
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When and to whom did Constantinople fall?
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Ottoman Turks (Osman I) in 1453 |
When and to whom did Constantinople fall?
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What did the Turks rename Constantinople?
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Istanbul |
What did the Turks rename Constantinople? |
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Who was the leader of the Mongols?
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Ghengis Khan |
Who was the leader of the Mongols? |
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Where did the Mongols conquer?
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Russia, China, SE Asia, Central and parts of SW Asia |
Where did the Mongols conquer? |
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What is common law? |
looking at precedent (cases before) for legal decisions |
What is common law? |
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Who was the King who united all of England at the Battle of Hastings? |
King William the Conqueror from Normandy |
Who was the King who united all of England at the Battle of Hastings? |
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Who was the King who was forced to sign the Magna Carta? |
King John |
Who was the King who was forced to sign the Magna Carta? |
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What tapestry immortalized the Battle of Hastings? |
Bayeux Tapestry |
What tapestry immortalized the Battle of Hastings? |
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What did William the Conqueror collect to show taxes? |
Doomsday Book |
What did William the Conqueror collect to show taxes? |
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What were the four Italian city states which were very wealthy from trade? |
Genoa, Florence, Milan and Venice (refer to your map for locations) |
What were the four Italian city states which were very wealthy from trade? |
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What started in 1347 in Italy which killed 1/3 of Europe? |
Black Death or Bubonic Plague |
What started in 1347 in Italy which killed 1/3 of Europe? |
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Where did the Plague originate? |
China |
Where did the Plague originate? |
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How did the plague spread so quickly? |
trade routes |
How did the plague spread so quickly? |
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How did the plague transfer to humans? |
fleas on rats |
How did the plague transfer to humans? |
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Who were persecuted and blamed for the plague? |
Jews |
Who were persecuted and blamed for the plague? |
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What are flagellants? |
People who said we needed to walk as Christ was beaten to Calvary to have God turn his wrath from us |
What are flagellants? |
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What were the impacts of the plague? |
1. Decline in population 2. Scarcity in labor 3. Free from feudalism (no more serfs) 4. Decline of Church influence 5. Disruption of trade |
What were the impacts of the plague? |
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Why did the Church's influence decline during Black Death? |
1. Church could not stop dying 2. Priests began profiteering (charging for last rites) |
Why did the Church's influence decline during the Black Death? |
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Catholic Church scholars were responsible for: |
1. Working in monasteries 2. Were the few who were literate and could teach others 3. Started all universities 4. Translated Arabic and Greek works into Latin 5. Discovered and Rediscovered medicine, philosophy and law for Western Europe |
Catholic Church scholars were responsible for: |
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What were the 2 first universities of the Medieval time period and what did they study? |
Bologna in Italy- law and medicine University of Paris-Theology and liberal arts |
What were the 2 first universities of the Medieval time period and what did they study? |
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What were the economic effects of the Crusades? |
1. Increased demand for Middle Eastern Products 2. Stimulated manufacturing for trade in Western Europe 3. Encouraged use of credit and banking |
What were the economic effects of the Crusades? |
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What were the two major banks of the crusades and where were they located? |
Hanseatic League in Baltic/North Seas area De Medici family in Florence, Italy |
What were the two major banks of the crusades and where were they located? |
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What is usury? |
interest charged on a loan |
What is usury? |
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What helped to secularize Northern Italy and Europe against the church during the end of the Crusades? |
Catholic church forbade Christians to charge interest (usury) on loans and shut the merchants out of making money |
What helped to secularize Northern Italy and Europe against the church during the end of the Crusades? |
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What helped to expedite trade in the Middle Ages? |
Letters of Credit |
What helped to expedite trade in the Middle Ages? |
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In new accounting and bookkeeping practice of the Middle Ages, numbers were recorded in what? |
Arabic Numerals |
In new accounting and bookkeeping practice of the Middle Ages, numbers were recorded in what? |
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What was the government of the independent city states in Italy of the Renaissance? |
Republics (elected) |
What was the government of the independent city states in Italy of the Renaissance? |
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The quotes-"end justifies the means, do good when can and evil when necessary" What book and author? |
The Prince by Machiavelli |
The quotes-"end justifies the means, do good when can and evil when necessary" What book and author? |
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Who and what type of government did Machiavelli want in Italy? |
De Medici as an absolute ruler to unite Italy i.e. Monarchy |
Who and what type of government did Machiavelli want in Italy? |
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In the Renaissance, a new form of philosophy developed called... |
Humanism |
In the Renaissance, a new form of philosophy developed called... |
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What is humanism? |
1. celebrated the individual 2. Supported by wealthy patrons 3. Study classical Greek and Roman literature and culture |
What is humanism? |
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What is the difference between medieval art and literature and Renaissance art and literature? |
Medieval --focus on church and salvation only Renaissance-focus on individual and worldly matters and Christian matters |
What is the difference between medieval art and literature and Renaissance art and literature? |
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Who painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper? |
Leonardo Da Vinci |
Who painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper? |
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Who sculpted David and painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel? |
Michelangelo |
Who sculpted David and painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel? |
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Identify the painting and painter. |
Mona Lisa- Da Vinci |
Identify the painting and painter. |
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Identify the painting and painter. |
The Last Supper-Da Vinci |
Identify the painting and painter. |
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Identify the sculptor and sculpture. |
David by Michelangelo |
Identify the sculptor and sculpture. |
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Identify the artist and painting. |
Ceiling of Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo |
Identify the artist and painting. |
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Who wrote sonnets and Love Letters for Laura? |
Petrarch |
Who wrote sonnets and Love Letters for Laura? |
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What are sonnets? |
14 line poems with the last two as rhyming couplets |
What are sonnets? |
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What made the Northern Renaissance painters and artists different from Italian Renaissance? |
Artists worked with religious but also with everyday subjects and portraiture |
What made the Northern Renaissance painters and artists different from Italian Renaissance? |
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Who wrote Praise of Folly? |
Erasmus |
Who wrote Praise of Folly? |
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What was Praise of Folly about? |
Criticizing in satire the Catholic Church |
What was Praise of Folly about? |
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Who wrote Utopia? |
Sir Thomas More |
Who wrote Utopia? |
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What was Utopia about? |
A perfect society |
What was Utopia about? |
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Who developed the movable type printing press and where was it invented? |
Gutenberg in Germany |
Who developed the movable type printing press and where was it invented? |
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What did the printing press affect and what was its first published book? |
1. Increased literacy because more books were available to masses 2. The Bible in vernacular German language was printed and set up the Reformation 3. Disseminated ideas (spread) |
What did the printing press affect and what was its first published book? |
