the Renaissance Flashcards
black death
A time when a plague epidemic broke out killing millions of people in Europe.
Islam
a type of religion
Serfs
peasants or the lower class in the middle ages
silk road
is a network of trading routes that stretches across Asia to Europe.
Perspective
the way you see things. point of view
Holy Land
A land that the church deemed to be holy because they think that someone important to Christianity died there.
Renaissance
Time of rebirth. rebirth of old ideas Humanist looked at the past cultures to better their cultures better.
hierarchy
people are ranked one above another according to their importance.
Rural
the country side of a village
allegiance
that is, loyalty, to the king
Manor/Fiefdoms
a piece of land that the king gives them
Democracy
a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
Civic Humanism:
is the modern term for the moral, social and political philosophy that in the course of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries began to be articulated in Italian city-states and most notably in Florence.
Aqueducts
water pathways that give people water like pipes.
Astronomy
the study of stars
Philosophers
a person engaged or learned in philosophy, especially as an academic discipline
Isolation
isolating yourself or moving away from other becoming alone
Classic civilizations
is the study of the history and culture of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
Crusades
A large group of Christians fighting to get the holy land back in Jerusalem.
Hinterland
an area lying beyond what is visible or known.
Monarchies
System of government with monarch as their head
Usury
the illegal action of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest.
Bills of Exchange
A written order to tell someone they need to pay for something.
Worldview
the way people see things
Exploration
the action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it
Michel de Montaigne
is an artist, philosophy born in France
Leonardo de Vinci
sculpture born in Italian
Martin Luther
Professor and church he was a priest born in Germany
Sir Francis Bacon
England York House, Strand. scientist famous for scientific method
Francesco Petrarch
Poet born in Italy
Erasmus
influential scholars. born in Netherlands
Nicolaus Copernicus
astronomer born in Portland
Geoffery Chaucer
English poet born in London
Sir Thomas More
Lawyer, Journalist, Saint born city of London
Lorenzo de Medici
Italy, he was a pollination
Henry The Navigator
Portugal, explorer
Christopher Columbus
Italy, explorer
Ferdinand Magellan
Portugal, explorer
Francis Drake
united kingdom, for circumnavigating Earth
Vasco da Gama’s
Portugal, Portuguese sailor and explorer
Queen Elizabeth I
England, her moral support to the British people during WWII and her longevity.
Anatomy
the study of bones and science
Beliefs
an acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists
Christianity
a type of religion
City-state
a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.
Cultural Contact
contact between peoples with different cultures, usually leading to change in both systems
Heresy
belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious (especially Christian) doctrine. going against the crown
Indulgences
In the teaching of the Catholic Church, an indulgence is “a way to reduce the amount of punishment one has to undergo for sins”
Judaism
a type of religion
fiefdoms
All land was plotted and broken into smaller plots, each called a fief. These small plots were given by those of higher social rank to those of a lower social rank, such as from a king to a lord or a lord to a peasant, usually in exchange for loyalty or heroics in battle
nobles
The nobles were disdainful of the merchant class, who gained wealth in industries like wool processing, shipbuilding and banking.
Oligarchy
The most complex form of government in the Renaissance was oligarchy—rule by a restricted number of men. Those in power, usually the leading merchants of the city, claimed to represent the interests of the people
Pilgrim
is a traveler (literally one who has come from afar) who is on a journey to a holy place
Scientific Method
a method of hypothesis and conclusion
Sovereignty
supreme power or authority.
Trade
the action of buying and selling goods and services.
Urbanization
the process of making an area more urban.
Values
the regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something.
Vernacular
the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region.
Tithe
“one-tenth”, because people were supposed to give the Church one-tenth of all the income they earned
