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Renaissance Chapter 1-3 Flashcards

1
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What is the Silk road?

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Routes from Europe to Asia where trade traveled through

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What was the most impactful thing traded on the Silk road?

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Worldviews

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What happened because of the Silk road?

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The Europeans were exposed to new ideas, the Islamic empires become a center of learning being in the center, and diseases spread

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What is Feudalism?

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A hierarchical system in the middle ages based on land, loyalty and duty.

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What was the hierarchy of Feudalism?

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King -> Clergy and Nobles -> Knights -> Peasants (Serfs)

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What was the duty of peasants in Feudalism?

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They paid taxes, farmed land, and were in the army of the king and the nobles. In return, they got protection, food, and shelter.

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What was the duty of Knights in Feudalism?

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They fought for the nobles in exchange for food, shelter, and protection

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What was the nobles duty in Feudalism?

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They allied with kings, paid taxes and gave a portion of their crops. In return, they got lands called manors.

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What were the Crusades?

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A series of military campaigns that began as pilgrims, but grew into taking the “Holy Land” from the muslims.

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What was the black death?

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A deadly disease that spread to Europe through the silk road.

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What happened because of the black death?

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  • Nobles had to sell or rent out land (Urbanization)
  • 2/3 of Europeans died
  • People questioned the Church (Reformation)
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Why did the Renaissance start in Italy?

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Location
Urbanization
Merchants
Weak feudalism
Pope -> Avignon
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Which city-states did the Renaissance start in?

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Florence
Venice
Genoa

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What was the Renaissance?

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A time of enlightenment in Europe. Shaped largely by humanism.

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What is Humanism?

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The idea that life on Earth has value and that humans are important.

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Who was responsible for the spread of Renaissance ideas?

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Scholars, philosophers, merchants, and artists.

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17
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What slowed down the Renaissance?

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Geography (Mountains, ect.)
Feudalism (Ridged society)
Religion
War

18
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Why did geography slow down the renaissance?

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The geography prevented people from travelling which prevented the exchange of ideas.

19
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Why did feudalism slow down the renaissance?

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The hierarchy was very strict and discouraged new ideas.

20
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Why did war slow down the renaissance?

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People did not travel to war areas so the exchange of ideas was limited.

21
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Why did religion slow down the renaissance?

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The church wanted to keep the “status quo.”

22
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What technology helped to spread the renaissance?

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The Printing Press

23
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Humanism came from the study what?

A

Classical greek and roman texts

24
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What is a vernacular language?

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A language that is spoken in a local area by local people (like French for Quebec)

25
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What were some renaissance accomplishments?

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Printing Press
Body dissections
Heliocentric Model
Trigonometry and geometry
Perspective in art
26
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What are worldviews shaped by?

A

Geography
Ideas and knowledge
Contact with other groups

27
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What is the protestant reformation?

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A religious movement where protesters sought to reform the church

28
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Who started the reformation and where?

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Martin Luther started it in Germany

29
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How did Luther express his opinions to the Church

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He created the 95 theses that outlined things the church should change.

30
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What does Nationalism mean?

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The feeling of belongingness to a nation, state, country, or group

31
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What does Nation mean?

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A group of people mainly of common descent, history, culture, and language, often forming a territory

32
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What things helped create a sense of nationalism?

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Urbanization
Gunpowder
The printing press
Exploration and discovery

33
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What was the Age of exploration?

A

An age of exploration

34
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What does “In the name of god and profit” show?

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It shows that the worldview of that time was to make wealth and spreading Christianity

35
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What was the Italian advantage for trading?

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They were closer to the middle east
European countries traded with Italy not the Ottoman Empire
Genoa and Venice had special rights

36
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Why were England, France, Portugal, and Spain better at exploration?

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They had Atlantic coasts
Their monarchs were willing to fund expeditions
They had the latest tech

37
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What new techs allowed for more exploration?

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Caravel + Carrack

Astrolabe

38
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What are the three G’s?

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God, Glory, and Gold

39
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What is the Colombian Exchange?

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A large scale exchange between the Old and the New World

40
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What is Ethnocentrism?

A

Belief that one’s race or culture is superior

41
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What is Imperialism?

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The policy of a country or empire to extend its authority or domination by political, economic, or military means

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