final Flashcards
facts about the black death
Europe, bubonic plague, 1347-1351
humanism
human rights, free speech, progressive policies, and democracy. (reason, experience and evidence are the best ways of finding out about the universe)
Italian and Dutch artists
leonardo da vinci- mona lisa/last supper
michalangelo- sistine chapel
raphael- school of athens
donatello- mary magdalene
Brunelleschi- madonna
Ghiberti- gates of paradise
Catholic reformation
reforming the Catholic Church’s corruption and resulted in Protestantism, a major branch of Christianity (couldn’t buy your way into heaven)
sir thomas more was known for…
utopia; the ideal place to live
machiavellis “the prince”
taught the rulers how to “stay in power”
Why did King Henry VII break from the Catholic Church
catholic doctrine didn’t allow divorce
Who contributed to the Scientific Method
galileo galilee
galileo was know for…
the telescope
What was also called the “Age of Reason
enlightenment
salons and who ran them
private gatherings where people of similar class, interests and outlook came together to discuss literature, politics… hosted by women!
Who were the enlightened Despots
Joseph II, Catherine the Great, and Frederick the Great
What was the Line of Demarcation and the Treaty of Tordesillas? What countries did it involve?
divided the new world (by resources);spain and portugal
pizarro
spanish conquistadore; conquered the Incas and executing their leader
animals of the new world
dogs, turkeys, guinea pigs
