Ch.1 pt 2

Question 1

what was life like 1000 years ago?

Answer 1

life was difficult, you were only about to grow enough to meet your needs ( no surplus )

Question 2

some examples of life 1000 years ago?

Answer 2

-mud huts
-straw roofs ( water can get in )
-poor diet
-few possessions
-few clothes’

Question 3

what is feudalism

Answer 3

a system based on the ownership of land in return for military support and taxes

Question 4

what caused life to change in Europe?

Answer 4

1. the crusade ( holy war ) the attempt to take over the holy land
2. the renaissance ( rebirth of learning )
   3.the reformation (change for the good)

Question 5

what did the europeans want from the middle east?

Answer 5

medicines, silk, spices, perfumes, dyes, soap, jewels.

Question 6

what prepared people for the age of exploration?

Answer 6

knowledge

Question 7

why do people trade?

Answer 7

to get what you need/want and to make money

Question 8

why didn’t the Europeans use the overland routes?

Answer 8

long, dangerous, and expensive

Question 9

what did Africa bring to the middle east?

Answer 9

salt, gold, and ivory

Question 10

Asia brings

Answer 10

silk, spices

Question 11

how come the Italians/Muslims controlled the overland route?

Answer 11

they did not want other nations to control their trade.

Question 12

what is the definition of necessity

Answer 12

need

Question 13

whats a compass?

Answer 13

tells direction

Question 14

whats and astrolabe?

Answer 14

tells latitude

Question 15

whats a chrometer?

Answer 15

fancy clock

Question 16

who is price henry?

Answer 16

the navigator

Question 17

what did prince henry’s school teach?

Answer 17

teach SEA Captains

Question 18

what was the crusade?

Answer 18

the holy war. the attempt to regain power over the holy land ( Muslims and Christians fought ) (1100-1300)

Question 19

what is the renaissance?

Answer 19

rebirth of learning.