Midterm Review 31-61 Flashcards
What country developed the first known paper form of currency?
China
What religion promotes nature worship-unusual natural resources such as fire, waterfall, and mountains?
Shintoism
Name the traditional religion of the Mongols
Polytheism
What religion teaches the 4 noble truths and the 8 fold path
Buddhism
What religion did Lao-tzu found?
Taoism
What was the leading religion in early Chinese history?
Ancestor worship
Name the features of gothic architecture
Flying buttresses, high ceilings, thin walls, large windows, and beautiful colors
Name the features of Romanesque architecture
Rounded vaults, thick walls, small windows, dark and cold
Name the church whose political powers became dominant in the Middle Ages
Roman Catholic Church
Define “vernacular”
Language spoken by ordinary people
Name the founder of the Norman dynasty in England after invading the country in 1066
William the Conquerer
What book gives details about medieval life in England?
The Canterbury Tales
Name all the natural disasters that devastated Europe during the 14th century
Famine, war, and plagues
Name the types of people that made up the middle class during the Middle Ages
Peasants
In feudal societies, a noble man’s estate was known as a ______
Manor
The bench in which moneylenders sat was called _______
Bank
The term “Renaissance” means ________
Rebirth
Lorenzo de Medici was a renaissance man from ________
Florence, Italy
What did Johannes Gutenberg invent that made books more available to the public
Printing press
Who translated the bible into German?
Martin Luther
Who wrote the ninety-five thesis?
Martin Luther
What term describes the roman churches teaching that the bread and wine used during the lord’s supper becomes the actual body and blood of Christ?
Eucharist
The dismissal of an individual from the roman church is called ______
Excommunication
A paper sold by the church in the Middle Ages that supposedly granted pardon from the punishment of sins was called _____
Indulgences
Name the pope that authorized the sale of indulgences
Pope Leo X
Which explorer have the Pacific Ocean its name?
Magellan
Prince Henry of Portugal started a training school for sailors and became known as Prince Henry the ________
Navigator
Name the ship that was designed for efficient ocean travel
Caravel
Name the explorer who was the first to find a route around Africa
Dias
Name the explorer who was the first to find a trade route to India
Vasco de Gama
Who founded thenYuan dynasty in China?
Kublai Khan
