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1. What does the word Renaissance mean in English?

1. What does the word Renaissance mean in English?

French word for “rebirth”

27. Describe the Renaissance and why “rebirth” is a good name for this time period.

27. Describe the Renaissance and why “rebirth” is a good name for this time period.

The name rebirth is appropriate because new ideas spread, technologies were created, and life during the Renaissance became much better! New ideas like “the world is round” developed during the Renaissance, which sparked the Age of Exploration. People really started to question ideas they were told by the church, so the Reformation occurred. New

technologies like the printing press were invented, so education spread. People lived more comfortably and lived longer because of more goods, money, trading, and ideas.

2. Define Conquistador

2. Define Conquistador

A conquistador is a Spanish soldier who takes over and conquers land

like Francisco Pizarro or Hernando de Soto were conquistadors for Spain.

25-26. The Medieval Times is known as what time period? Also, describe it

25-26. The Medieval Times is known as what time period? Also, describe it

Also known as the Dark Ages, the Dark Ages was called Dark because people were illiterate (uneducated- couldn’t

read and write), the church was corrupted (bad), the Bubonic Plague

Spread, and people didn’t live long lives.

Define the Caravel

4. Define the Caravel

Invention created by Prince Henry the Navigator. It’s a fast ship!

28. What was the line of Demarcation? Why was it important?

28. What was the line of Demarcation? Why was it important?

Treaty of Tordesillas (signed by the pope when Columbus got back). This divided the world between Spain and Portugal. Today, people in Brazil speak

Portuguese. People who sailed for Spain went west. People who sailed

for Portugal sailed East around Africa.

29. Who was Prince Henry the Navigator?

29. Who was Prince Henry the Navigator?

He orchestrated and helped exploration because he funded

schools for people to become sailors. He developed people into

cartographers. He also invented the caravel, which was a fast ship!

5. Describe Imperialism

5. Describe Imperialism

Imperialism is when Europeans went to conquer and take natural

resources and land from continents around the world. They did this by

adding people to their Empire

6. Describe the Scramble for Africa

6. Describe the Scramble for Africa

The Scramble for Africa happened during Imperialism. It’s when Britain, Spain, Portugal, and France fought over land and natural resources in Africa. Called the “Scramble” because they were all scrambling… in a race to get the most!

30. What country colonized/imperialized Australia?

30. What country colonized/imperialized Australia?

England, Britain, UK…. All 3 mean the same thing!

31. What are the 4 major empires of Europe that explored all around the world?

31. What are the 4 major empires of Europe that explored all around the world?

Spain, England, France, and Portugal

33. How did the Industrial Revolution help cause Imperialism?

33. How did the Industrial Revolution help cause Imperialism?

Gave Europe more goods to sell, which means it gave Europeans more

money to build armies, send explorers, and conquer other lands!

34. The Scramble for Africa involved at least 4 major European countries. Which 4 did we color on your Imperialism map?

34. The Scramble for Africa involved at least 4 major European countries. Which 4 did we color on your Imperialism map?

Spain, England, Portugal, and France

34. The Scramble for Africa involved at least 4 major European countries. Which 4 did we color on your Imperialism map?

Spain, England, Portugal, and France

7. Describe/define culture

7. Describe/define culture

The beliefs, values, and customs of a group of people

8. Describe and define Nationalism. How did it lead to WWI?

8. Define and explain Nationalism

Pride in one’s country; extreme loyalty to a country. It led to WWI by

having people’s pride and ideas building up to want to make their

country the best… NO MATTER THE COAST

9. Define and explain why missionaries are significant in history.

9. Define and explain why missionaries are significant in history.

Missionaries are people who spread religion. They are significant because

they spread Christianity and other religions so that it and other religions

are the largest in the world today.

10. What is a synonym of expedition?

10. What is a synonym of expedition? Who are some people who went on expeditions.

An expedition is a long journey or adventure. People who went on expeditions

include explorers like Vasco de Gama, Magellan, and Columbus

37. What motivates people to take great risk to explore unknown territories?

37. What motivates people to take great risk to explore unknown territories?

People take a great risk to explore unknown territories. Sometimes people are motivated by the desire to gain wealth, power, or natural resources

like the country of England did by colonizing places in North America. Sometimes people are motivated to explore unknown territories because they have

created faster, safer technologies. For example, Henry the Navigator created a caravel, which was a

safer, faster ship. Other inventions that also encouraged people to take great risk were the

compass and the astrolabe because people could locate how to get to and from places better. Finally, people often take great risk to avoid unsafe places

like the Mediterranean Sea when the Crusades were taking place.