Renaissance Flashcards
1 in every 4 people died from the Black Death
Europe 1300
sent settlers to the Thirteen Colonies
England 1400
controlled Mediterranean trade routes
Venice and Genoa 1300
the Renaissance began in this country
Italy 1300
the English defeated its Armada
Spain 1500
the Catholic Church called him a heretic
Martin Luther 1500
wrote about the travels of a mad knight
Cervantes 1400
French heroine in the Hundred Years’ War
Joan of Arc 1400
helped increase Europe’s supply of books
Johannes Gutenberg 1400
studied the movement of planets around the sun
Copernicus 1500
considered the world’s greatest playwright
William Shakespeare 1500
wrote about man’s thoughts, actions, and feelings
Erasmus 15
conducted scientific experiments
Galileo 1500
encouraged rulers to use any means to stay in power
Machiavelli 1500
supported the work of painters and writers
Medici family 1400
his crew sailed around the world
Ferdinand Magellan 1500
sailed around Africa to India
Vasco da Gama 1400
claimed the St. Lawrence River Valley for France
Jacques Cartier 1500
discovered a New World
Christopher Columbus 1400
claimed eastern North America for England
John Cabot 1400
produced masterpieces that won them lasting fame
Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Raphael 1500
went to the Near East after the Crusades
Traders 1300
painters and scholars produced fine works for their personal enjoyment
Kings and princes 1400
began using gunpowder during the 1300’s
Soldiers 1300
most of them experienced a renewed interest in culture and learning by the end of the 1400’s
Western Europeans 1300
