Renaissance flash cards

Question 1

Renaissance

Answer 1

Emerged from the middle ages and marked the beginning of the “modern era”.

Question 2

Crusades

Answer 2

Increased European demand for luxury goods from Asia. war between Muslims and Christians

Question 3

Florence

Answer 3

The most important Italian city where wealth from trade sparked the Renaissance.

Question 4

Merchants

Answer 4

began meeting the demand for trade in Europe

Question 5

Nationalism

Answer 5

During the war ___________ increased as people became loyal to their nation rather than their lord.

Question 6

Hundred Years War

Answer 6

war between two countries

Question 7

cannon

Answer 7

The discovery of gun powder led to the development of _______ Which helped armies penetrate castles

Question 8

long bow

Answer 8

The invention of this item gave soldiers the ability to be able to shoot accurately up to 300 yards. by doing so this decreased the importance of knights on horseback.

Question 9

pope

Answer 9

in the late middle ages the _______ and the Catholic church lost some of its influence as a result of the losses to Muslims armies during the crusades.

Question 10

Catholic Church

Answer 10

A very important part of peoples live during this time. In the late middle ages they also lost so much of their influence

Question 11

Bubonic Plague

Answer 11

killed 25 million people in 5 years wiped out 1/3 of Europe’s population. Swept quickly throughout Europe along trade routes.

Question 12

Humanism

Answer 12

A new way of thinking during the Renaissance

Question 13

Trade

Answer 13

A way or route of giving goods to other people.

Question 14

Renaissance man

Answer 14

well educated smart, can dance, write poetry, and play music also known as an “ideal man”