Keywords chp 5 Flashcards
Antiquity
the time of the Greeks and Romans (Dutch: de (Klassieke) Oudheid)
scholar
a person who studies a subject in great detail. (Dutch: geleerde)
Homo Universalis:
a person who is an expert in many different fields
Renaissance
a period in history that is seen as the rebirth of antiquity.
Memento Mori
Latin for ‘remember that you will die’; the motto during the Middle Ages.
Worldview
the way a person interprets events in the world.
Carpe Diem
Latin for ‘seize the day’; the motto during the Renaissance.
Artists
people that make works of art and are paid and respected for it.
Printing press
a device that made it possible to copy texts faster and more easily than before.
Silk route
an overland trade route that linked Europe to Asia
Monopoly
the right to be the only one to trade in a specific product or
in a certain area
Age of Discovery
the time in which European countries explored the world (1450 until 1700)
Cape of Good Hope
the southern-most point of Africa
Spice trade
the trade in valuable spices from Asia, such as cinnamon, pepper and nutmeg
Naval power
when a country has a strong fleet of war ships
Reconquista
the name for the war in which Christians reconquered
Spain on the Moors
Indians
the name Columbus gave to the natives of America
New World
nickname of America given by Europeans who hoped
to start a new life there
Saint
a title the pope gave to a deceased person who had lived a very devout life