Flashcards: Renaissance
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HistoryofCrawford on December 8, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Classical Era | The time period when Greece, then Rome, was dominant in the Mediterranean. |
| Middle Ages | The time period between the Classical and Renaissance periods. |
| Medieval | The adjective that describes the Middle Ages. |
| Bubonic Plague | Also called the Black Death. This was a deadly disease that spread through Europe and killed one out of every three people. |
| Renaissance | Means "rebirth." The time period after the Middle Ages. A "rebirth" of the Classical Era. |
| Leonardo da Vinci | A Renaissance man - meaning a genius who could do lots of different things. A scientist, artist, & great thinker of the Renaissance. |
| Neoplatonism | Attempt to mix Plato's philosophy and Christian doctrine. In art, this resulted in perfect figures. |
| Humanism | When people study what it means to be human. Includes things like poetry & history. |
| Erasmus | Humanist. Felt that Christianity should be a philosophy for how to live your life. |
| Sir Thomas More | Author of Utopia, a book where he described the perfect world. |
| Johannes Gutenberg | Inventor of the movable-type printing press in Europe in approximately 1450 AD. |
| Ottoman Empire | Muslim empire that was trying to invade Southeastern Europe from 1453 into the 18th century. |
| Inquisition | Searching for those who argue wtih church doctrine. Often employed torture. |
| Machiavelli | Political philosopher during the Renaissance. Advisor to the Medici. Thought it was OK to be ruthless for political gain. |
| Hundred Years' War | Conflict over English land in France. This war led to the end of fully-armored knights and a reduced role for castles. |
| Wars of the Roses | Fights for the right to rule England between the houses of Lancaster and York. |
| Prince Henry the Navigator | Started a school for sea explorers in Portugal. Largely responsible for the exploration of the African coast. |
| Columbian exchange | Describes the unfair relationship between Europe and the Americas following Columbus's voyage. Europe received land, gold, slaves, foods, etc. The Americas received horses, technology, and diseases. |
| encomienda system | The system the Spanish established to govern the New World. |
| mercantilism | Economic philosophy that says there is a set amount of money in the world. To get more money, a country builds more colonies. The idea is that one country gets rich while another becomes poorer. |