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1Jeopardy
2The Middle Ages
Renaissance
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Exploration
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3What is an empire?
A political unit in which several groups of
people or countries are controlled by a single
ruler.
4What is feudalism?
System under which lords grant land in exchange
for service, serfs belong to the land,
and knights protect their lord.
5What is Humanism?
This philosophy, which emphasizes the individual
and encourages the study of Greek and Roman
culture, represents a shift from the medieval
emphasis on the spiritual.
6Who is Martin Luther?
This man started the Reformation when he nailed a
list of his complaints to the church door.
7What is the triangular sail?
Combined with the magnetic compass, the
astrolabe and the sextant, this relatively minor
ships design change is part of a series of
significant technological advances that
contributed to exploration and colonization.
8What is a democracy?
This form of government, which was first created
by the Greeks, originally included only male
citizens.
9What is chivalry?
Writing love poems, winning tournaments and
protecting the weak are all examples of this
medieval code of behavior.
10What is perspective?
This technique, in which far away objects are
painted smaller than close up objects, was
introduced by early Renaissance painters.
11Who is Henry VIII of England?
He (and his country) left the Catholic church
because he wanted a divorce, and the
pope wouldnt give him one.
12What is gold?
The third of the reasons for European
exploration. God, Glory and _______.
13What is a republic?
The Romans created this form of representative
government.
14Who is the samurai?
In Japanese feudalism, this figure is comparable
to the European knight.
15What are columns and arches (and/or nudity)?
These classic characteristics found in
Renaissance paintings are inspired by Greek and
Roman art and culture.
16What is/are (Luthers) 95 Theses?
This document, written in 1517, criticizes the
sale of indulgences and the corruption and lack
of education among the clergy at that time.
17Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
This Portuguese explorer led a Spanish expedition
that successfully circumnavigated the globe
(although he died before his crew returned
home).
18What is mercantilism?
Policy under which governments demanded raw
materials from their colonies, while seeking to
sell as many manufactured goods as possible to
their colonies and other nations.
19What are the Crusades?
In order to gain control of the Holy Land and
convert Muslims to Christianity, many
Christians went on these military missions to the
Middle East, which led to legacy of mistrust.
20What is the printing press?
Without this invention by Johann Gutenberg, the
ideas of the Renaissance might never have spread
beyond Italy.
21What is the (Catholic) Counter Reformation?
In order to stop the losses caused by the
Reformation, the Catholic Church began what
movement to reform the church and help
the faithful remain loyal to the Church.
22What is the triangle trade?
As part of this infamous trade route, manufactured
goods were shipped from Europe to Africa, slaves
were sent from Africa to the Americas, and raw
materials like gold, sugar, cotton and tobacco
were shipped from the Americas to Europe.
23What is a theocracy?
In this type of government, religion is the
government.
24What is trade?
Marco Polos travels along the Silk Road
encourage the growth of this, which in turn
probably contributed to the Black Death.
25Who is William Shakespeare?
While Leonardo da Vinci is considered by many to
be the greatest Renaissance man to have ever
lived, this English playwright of Macbeth and
Othello is generally considered the greatest
writer.
26What was the Spanish Inquisition?
The purpose of this infamous Catholic Court was
to suppress heresy and unify Spain.
27What is (the spread of) disease?
While the movement of goods and people was an
important part of the Columbian Exchange, this
had the biggest impact on the indigenous
population of the New World.