WH9 Sem 1 Final

He navigated around the Cape of Good Hope. He made it all the way to India. He is the first to do this from Portugal & E

Where the Pope(Clement) moved the papal court to. Called "Babylonian Captivity of the Church"

What was student life like in the Middle Ages?

Slovakia

Which of these did Shakespeare?

French protestants; There were wars between the Catholics & the Protestants. These people were persecuted.

Ruled much of the same land as the Umayyads except they were never able to control Spain but moved the capital to Baghda

Early Renaissance humanist He hunted down & assembled a library of Greek & Roman manuscripts. Laura

first caliph after death of Muhammad

Many Jews settled here and they were even able to gain their own charter.

The most sacred temple of Islam, located at Mecca

the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina

wrote the Canterbury Tales; tells of English pilgrims on a pilgrimage to visit Thomas a Becket's tomb.

Sweden

Copernicus published "On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres." He proposed the heliocentric theory.

He wrote a handbook on how the courtier was supposed to act. The Book of the Courtier It included manners, skills, learn

Absolutist king of France that had the palace of Versailles built. He used all France's money and put France in huge deb

When a king claimed God was telling him how to rule.

The 94 Thesis was a list of ideas Martin Luther felt were wrong with the sale of indulgences & the Catholic church.

Austria

Claim to fame is the first to reach the Americas after Leif Erikson. He sailed in 1492. He thought he had reached the In

Which of these describe Gothic architecture?

French girl and military leader inspired by religious visions to organize French resistance to the English Charles VII

He is the best English poet & playwright. He wrote 37 plays that are still performed and studied.

Caravan routes connecting China and the Middle East across Central Asia and Iran. It was very dangerous.

A medieval philosophical and theological system that said faith & reason work together.

He stressed experimentation & observation. He wanted science to make life better for people by leading to practical tech

Gutenberg printed a complete edition of the Christian Bible using a printing press with movable metal type.

Turkey

He believed people should use reason to discover basic truths.

an Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that describes a journey through hell and purgatory and paradise

He wrote "On the Structure of the Human Body." This was the first accurate & detailed study of human anatomy. His carefu

He was a genius. He worked for the Medicis as a young man. Sculpted the Pieta, the David, the Sistine Chapel, drew the d

He gave a guide to rulers on how to gain & maintain power. It combined his personal experience of politics with his know

Cortés's translator & advisor; called Dona Marina by the Spanish. She told Cortes that the Aztecs conquered other groups

rose Moscow to power. Built solid foundation in northern Russia. Didn't want nobles to have too much power.

Tetzel German religious reformer. He began Protestantism. He felt indulgences were wrong. He wrote the 95 Theses.

What is another name for the Black Death?

Galileo used new technology to assemble a telescope. He became the first to see the mountains on the moon. Jupiter's moo

On what date was the 95 Theses nailed to the door of the Wittenburg Church?

Poland

Also known as Temujin; he united the Mongol tribes into an unstoppable fighting force; created largest single land empir

Cartographers made maps and sea charts more accurate. Compass, astrolabe, and cross staff. Caravel.

He was from Switzerland. He published "Institutes of the Christian Religion", which was widely read. He believed that sa

The famous Islamic scientist and philosopher who organized the medical knowledge of the Greeks and Arabs into the Canon

Copernicus used Brahe's calculations to figure out that the planet actually orbit in ellipses. Supported Copernicus.

He made a school in Portugal; they were mapmakers, trained captains & crew. He sent them out to the west African coast,

Which of these describe Romanesque architecture?

It was a series of wars in Europe. It began in Bohemia. Ferdinand, the Catholic Hapsburg king wanted to assert his power

the head physician of Baghdad's chief hospital, wrote many books including one measles and smallpox, challenged and acce

Ukraine

Norway

War between France and Britain, lasted 116 years, mostly a time of peace, but it was punctuated by times of brutal viole

Latvia

It changed the way people saw themselves & their world. It was a very creative time. Painting & writing were great!

ships of the desert; could carry as much as up to 650 pounds on their backs; coul travel up to 20 miles a day

six-foot-long bow that could rapidly fire arrows with enough force to pierce most armor; helped the English early on in

What were Columbus's three ships?

He founded the Society of Jesus, or the Jesuits. He was dedicated to combating heresy & spreading the Catholic faith.

Which of these are a part of the Five Pillars of Islam?

These are the Indians that Columbus first encountered. They lived in villages & grew corn, yams, & cotton, which they wo

Capital of Abbasid dynasty located in Iraq near ancient Persian; known as the city of peace, gift of god, paradise on ea

Everyday language of ordinary people

He was a landholder in Cuba. He felt he could conqueror Indian civilizations where others had failed before him.

scientists, lawyers, judges, and poets

Founder of Islam

a palace built in the 17th century for Louis XIV southwest of Paris near the city of Versailles; it was once a hunting

His paintings blend Christian & classical themes. One of his best known works is "School of Athens" which is known for i

Ninth-century Byzantine missionaries to the Slavs whose development of Cyrillic script made it possible to write Slavic

City in western Arabia; birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad, and ritual center of the Islamic religion.

He described the circulation of blood for the first time. He showed the heart serves as a pump to force blood through ve

Mongol leader, Genghis Khan's grandson. Attacked Kiev, killed almost everyone. Created the Golden Horde.

Greek; produced haunting religious pictures & portraits of Spanish nobles, done in the elongated style. He used vibrant

Murder of 3,000 French Huguenots in Paris by Catholics at wedding of Henry of Navarre; the pope celebrated this activity

Bulgaria

First hereditary dynasty of Muslim caliphs . From their capital at Damascus, they ruled one of the largest empires

He painted landscapes with townspeople, They were realistic paintings. Used new techniques using oil paints.

He was a Venetian explorer that sailed for the British. He claimed the area of Newfoundland for them.

He wanted to end papal control over the English Church. At first he was called a "Defender of the Faith." many wives

first tsar of Russia, known for cruelty and being constantly at war; killed his son in a fit of rage; killed people who

He produced a new Greek edition of the Bible & asked for a translation into the vernacular. He called for reforms in the

Trade city in southern Russia established by Scandinavian traders in 9th century; became focal point for kingdom of Russ

They lived in Florence, Italy. Organized a banking business; it made them very rich & powerful. They gained control of t

He used vibrant colors to portray lively scenes of peasant life. Influenced later Flemish painters.

The Migration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina, marking the founding of Islam

The most illustrious sultan of the Ottoman Empire; also known as 'The Lawgiver.' He significantly expanded the empire.

A piece of paper that some popes and priests sold to their people to buy a relative out of purgatory or hell.

In 1488, he rounded the tip of south Africa. He just rounded the tip and went back to Portugal.

She adopted a policy of religious compromise. Reforms for both Protestant & Catholics. Compromise. Good Queen Bess

Spanish writer who wrote the first modern novel of Europe. He wrote Don Quixote. It pokes fun at medieval chivalry.

He wrote Utopia, which describes a society where men & women live in peace & harmony. Private property does not exist.

A policy of nonparticipation in international economic and political relations; countries such as Korea, Japan, & China

This is when a king had complete control of his territory. No one questioned him; he got his way.

Probably the best example of a Renaissance man. He painted the Last Supper and the Mona Lisa. Did many things!

How was the bubonic plague spread?

The common name for a major outbreak of plague that spread across Asia, North Africa, and Europe in the 14th century

He formed a brilliant theory on why the planets move the way they do. He developed the basis for calculus. He developed

Portugal

They studied classical works of Greek & Roman cultures. All about the individual & what they could achieve.

Someone who gave financial support to the arts.