Middle Ages Quest-10/23

Question 1

Humanism

Answer 1

belief that man was the center of his own universe

Question 2

Define Primary Source

Answer 2

The original text or quote or source

Question 3

Shakespear - what is he famous for

Answer 3

He wrote a lot of plays and poems like:

• Romeo and Juliet
• Hamlet
• Macbeth
• etc.

Question 4

What is a peasant/surf and his role in Feudalism?

Answer 4

lower class
Worked the land of Nobles in exchange for poor quality food and shelter

Question 5

What is a knight and his role in Feudalism?

Answer 5

middle class
Gave security in exchange for food and shelter (better quality than what the peasants got)

Question 6

Shakespear - what is he famous for

Answer 6

He wrote a lot of plays and poems like:

• Roeo and Juliet
• Hamlet
• Macbeth
• etc.

Question 7

How did Shakespear get started

Answer 7

He joined a group called the Lord Chamberlin’s men. They changed their name to the Kings Men.

Question 8

What is a noble and his role in Feudalism?

Answer 8

upper class (king is higher then all but not included as a class)
Every nobleman had a group of knights
Land owners

Question 9

Johannes Gutenburg

Answer 9

Invented the printing press, though lost his store due to financial troubles. Created the “42 line bible” also known as “Gutenburg bible”

Question 10

How did Lionardo Da Vinci get started?

Answer 10

He was an apprentice to Andrea Del Verrocchio at the age of 14

Question 11

What are some Da Vinci’s greatest works?

Answer 11

The Mona Lisa, and “the Last Supper”

Question 12

Besides for an art, what did da Vinci study?

Answer 12

science: botany, geology, zoology, hydraulics, aeronautics,and physics `

Question 13

How did Michelangelo get started with art?

Answer 13

he was an apprentice to Domenico Ghirlandaio at age 13

Question 14

what were the crusades?

Answer 14

a medieval military expedition, one of a series made by Europeans to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries.

Question 15

When was the first crusade? When did Jerusalem fall?

Answer 15

1096, 1099

Question 16

Johannes Gutenburg

Answer 16

Invented the printing press, though lost his store due to financial troubles.

Question 17

How did the renaissance differ from the middle ages?

Answer 17

The emphasis in the middle ages was religion and in the Renaissance
The emphasis in the renaissance was on art, science and literature which were often based around humanism
Humanism-belief that man was the center of his own universe

Question 18

Feudalism

Answer 18

The economic system of the middle ages

There were three classes (no mobility)

Question 19

Who created the printing press and how did it work?

Answer 19

Johannes (Yo-ha-nez) Gutenberg,

Created metal stamps
He would saturate a leather pillow filled with goose feathers with ink, then put in on the metal letters, then he would stamp

Question 20

Why was the printing press so influential? How is it still influential today?

Answer 20

It made printing things easier and books more accessible to everyone, in Jewish life it made sidurim more accessible

Question 21

When was the Renaissance?

Answer 21

about during the 1400-1500

Question 22

What were the chararcteristicsof the time period known as the Middle ages?

Answer 22

They were very focused on religion.

Question 23

Why was the Middle Ages called the Middle Ages?

Answer 23

Because it was in the middle of the Fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance.

Question 24

What was the influence of the Catholic church?

Answer 24

They didn’t have to pay taxes to the king, and therefore were super rich, and had power

Question 25

What are some influential inventions of the middle ages?

Answer 25

glasses, buttons, gun powder, and paper money

Question 26

What was the intent of the crusades? were they successful?

Answer 26

The stated goal to achieve safety for Christians in the middle east, and regain the holy land. This goal was achieved, and used as an excuse to commit violent acts against Jews and Muslims alike