Quarter One Flashcards
What was the war of roses?
Battle between the House of Lancaster and the House of York
Who united the House of York and the House of Lancaster?
Henry VII (through marriage) and he created the House of Tudor
Who started the first Platonic Academy?
Cosimo de’ Medici
Who built the Dome of Florence?
Brunelleschi
Who sculpted the bronze statue of David?
Donatello
Who instructed Isabella as her childhood priest?
Tomas de Torquemada
Who ruled over the House of England after the Hundred Years’ War (Lancaster or York)?
Lancaster
What business did the Medici family own?
They were bankers
Before he became King of Spain, Ferdinand was the prince of?
Aragon
Where was Isabella the princess of before she became Queen of Spain?
Castile
Who was hired by Isabella to oversee the Spanish Inquisition?
Tomas de Torquemada
The Tartar Mongols descended from the great and terrible?
Genghis Khan
Ivan the Great built his capital where in Russia?
The Kremlin
Who was reported to have King Solomon’s treasure? Many people wanted to round the Cape of Good Hope to find him.
Prester John
Who sailed around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497?
Vasco de Gama
Who made friends with King Ferrante of Naples and canceled a pending war?
Lorenzo de Medici
When did Columbus sail the ocean blue?
1492
Who sponsored Colon’s trip to the new world?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
How many voyages did Colon make and what was he looking for?
He made four voyages. He was looking for a new way to the West Indies.
Did Colon treat the Natives well?
No, he was cruel to the natives.
What are griots?
Special men who memorize the history of their people
Who was a famous ruler of Mali?
King Mansa Musa. He traveled to Mecca and showed off his wealth.
Who was Savonarola and where did he live?
He was a preacher from Florence.
Who executed Savonarola and why?
Pope Alexander VI because of his preaching of the Gospel.
Who was Henry VI?
Feeble king of England after the Hundred Years’ War
Who was Henry Tudor?
Man who united the Houses of York and Lancaster (also known as Henry VII)
Who was Ivan the Great?
Russian Tsar
Who was Sophia?
Princess of the Byzantine Empire who married Ivan the Great
Who was Bartolomeu Dias?
First Portuguese Captain to round the tip of Africa
Who was Lorenzo Medici
Italian patron of the arts and grandson of Cosimo
Who was Cosimo de Medici
called “Father of His Country”
What does San Salvador mean?
Holy Savior
Who were the Arawak?
gentle natives of the Caribbean Islands
Who are the Americas named for?
Amerigo Vespucci
Who posed for the Mona Lisa?
Madonna Elisabetta
Who wrote backward?
Leonardo da Vinci
Who was Abbas the Great?
descendant of Ismail
Who was Ismail?
Man who established Persia as a Shiite nation
Who was the founder of the Songhai Empire?
Askia Muhammad I
Who was Mansa Musa
Ruler of Mali who put them on the map for gold
Who painted “The Creation of Adam” in the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo
Who painted “Praying Hands”?
Durer
Who wrote in Praise of Folly?
Erasmus
Who wrote The Prince?
Machiavelli
What does “Machiavellian” mean?
Tricky, deceitful or dishonest politics
What are some of Raphael’s famous paintings?
Sistine Madonna and The School of Athens
What church did Ivan the Great become the head of when he married Sophia?
The Eastern Roman Church
On which of his four voyages was Colon arrested and sent back in chains?
The third voyage
What were some of Jan van Eycks paintings?
The Arnolfini Marriage
Who re-wrote the Latin Vulgate?
Erasmus
Who conquered the Aztecs?
Cortes
Who conquered the Incas?
Pizarro
Who sailed around the globe?
Ferdinand Magellan
What is the strait of Magellan?
A passage through South America to the Pacific Ocean
When did Leonardo da Vinci paint the Mona Lisa?
1503
When did Martin Luther post his Ninety-five theses?
1517
Who painted The Tower of Babel?
Bruegel
Who painted The Ship of Fools?
Jerome Bosch
Who painted The Last Supper and Pieta?
Leonardo da Vinci
The Soninke of West Africa made Ghana rich by taxing what two things?
Salt and Gold
Who did Ghana fall too?
Muslims in 1070
Who wrote the Art of War?
Erasmus
Who was hired to work for the city of Florence?
Machiavelli
Who worked for Cesare Borgia?
Machiavelli
What was the Byzantine Empire called during the Middle ages?
The Eastern Roman Empire
What did Russians see themselves as after Ivan married Sophia?
The New Rome
What did Ivan start in Russia?
Feudalism
Who was Elam named after?
Noah
Who thought that Abu Bekr was the rightful successor to Mohammed?
Sunnis
