Renaissance Flash Cards

Question 1

Renaissance

Answer 1

From 1300 to 1600, Western Europe experienced a “rebirth” in trade, learning, & Greco-Roman ideas

Question 2

The Crusades

Answer 2

increased European demand for luxury goods from Asia

Question 3

Florence

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Merchants

Answer 4

A new middle class of bankers

Question 5

Nationalism

Answer 5

During the war, nationalism increased as people became loyal to their king & nation, rather than their lord

Question 6

Hundred Years War

Answer 6

From 1337 to 1453, England & France began a conflict

Question 7

Cannon

Answer 7

The discovery of Chinese gunpowder led to the development which helped armies penetrate castles

Question 8

Long Bow

Answer 8

The invention allowed soldiers to shoot accurately up to 300 yards which decreased the importance of knights on horseback

Question 9

Pope

Answer 9

leader of the church

Question 10

Catholic Church

Answer 10

was the dominant religion in Western Europe during the Middle Ages

Question 11

Bubonic Plague

Answer 11

In 1347, a trade ship arrived in Italy carrying plague-infested rat,
The plague killed 25 million people in 5 years (1/3 of Europe’s population)

Question 12

Humanism

Answer 12

During the Renaissance, people had more options than ever before which led to a belief that people can accomplish anything

Question 13

Renaissance Man

Answer 13

The “ideal man” was well educated, smart, can dance, write poetry, & play music;

Question 14

Trade

Answer 14

they traded luxury goods like silk, cotton, sugar, and spices