Renaissance Flashcards
Renaissance
The rebirth of trade and learning developed new ideas in art, government, and potential.
Crusades
A holy war that included the Islams and the Christians. Increased European demand for luxury goods from Asia
Florence
The most important Italian city, where wealth and trade were found
Merchants
People who sold items in the cities
Nationalism
A Loyalty to their country/nation
Hundred Years War
England and France fought, and during the war, new weapons were created (including gunpowder, cannons, longbows, etc). The war lasted from 1337 to 1453
Cannon
Helped penetrate castles using gunpowder to shoot.
Long Bow
Very long, arrows were used to accurately shoot soldiers up to 300 yards away which stopped the use of soldiers on horseback
Pope
Leader of the catholic church
Catholic Church
A place of religious worship for Catholics
Bubonic Plague
killed 1/3 of the population
cause: the spread of rats
Humanism
studies of classical ideas of Greece and Rome
Renaissance Man
well-educated, smart, can dance, write poetry, and play music
Trade
The act of giving something and receiving something