Renaissance Unit Test - Gr. 8

People & Concepts

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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

Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592)
- French philosopher
- promoted questioning ideas & self-awareness

Henry the Navigator
- a prince
- first person to keep logs and use new navigational
tools

Silk Road
- name for the road to Asia
- to trade silk and spices

Islamic Empire
- centre of silk road
- great wealth and knowledge
- studied astronomy
- helped navigation to invent astrolabe
4 Italian city-states Renaissance began in
- Florence
- Genoa
- Venice
- Milan

Became wealthly/powerful - located on important trade routes in Italy (old Roman roads/rivers, trade routes linking with Europe)
Countries of Europe (4)
- England
- France
- Spain
- Portugal

Medici Family
- in Florence
- wealthy leaders

- supported artists like Davinci
David and Goliath
- bible (old testament) story
- David killed Goliath the giant by hitting him with a
stone
- moral: faith and determination can overcome obstacles
Thomas Moore
- advisor to King Henry VIII
- declared a saint in 1935
- wrote Utopia
Petrarch (1304-1374)
- philosopher, scholar, writer
- right to own religion
Leonardo Da vinci
- painter, scluptor, mathematician, genius
- encouraged people to explore the world
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famous painting (Mona Lisa/Last Supper)
Martin Luther
- German priest & professor
- wrote 95 Thesis against selling indulgences
- challenged the pope and church
- people have a right to their own beliefs
First Nations values
- personal freedom and leadership
- right to live off the land - provide for themselves
Christopher Columbus
1492: sailed to find new route to Asia from Spain
- found Caribbean and Cuba