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Cards In This Set
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Roman Empire split |
-divided in 4th century to prevent civil war
- formed Byzantine Empire in East, Roman Empire in west - both mostly Christian |
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Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) |
- French philosopher
- promoted questioning ideas & self-awareness |
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Henry the Navigator |
- a prince
- first person to keep logs and use new navigational tools |
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Silk Road |
- name for the road to Asia
- to trade silk and spices |
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Islamic Empire |
- centre of silk road
- great wealth and knowledge - studied astronomy - helped navigation to invent astrolabe |
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4 Italian city-states Renaissance began in
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- Florence
- Genoa - Venice - Milan Became wealthly/powerful - located on important trade routes in Italy (old Roman roads/rivers, trade routes linking with Europe) |
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Countries of Europe (4)
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- England
- France - Spain - Portugal |
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Medici Family |
- in Florence
- wealthy leaders - supported artists like Davinci |
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David and Goliath
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- bible (old testament) story
- David killed Goliath the giant by hitting him with a stone - moral: faith and determination can overcome obstacles |
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Thomas Moore
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- advisor to King Henry VIII
- declared a saint in 1935 - wrote Utopia |
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Petrarch (1304-1374)
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- philosopher, scholar, writer
- right to own religion |
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Leonardo Da vinci
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- painter, scluptor, mathematician, genius
- encouraged people to explore the world - famous painting (Mona Lisa/Last Supper) |
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Martin Luther
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- German priest & professor
- wrote 95 Thesis against selling indulgences - challenged the pope and church - people have a right to their own beliefs |
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First Nations values
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- personal freedom and leadership
- right to live off the land - provide for themselves |
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Christopher Columbus
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1492: sailed to find new route to Asia from Spain
- found Caribbean and Cuba |
