Sem 2 - HN World History - Lap 1 - DEFINE

Forbidden City -

Capital of China (Ming Dynasty) in Beijing

Timbuktu -

Urban center of West Africa (Songhai)

Renaissance -

Ideas of Greece and Rome reflected in art and lit

Humanism -

literary movement of the Renaissance; celebrated achievement

The Prince -

told rulers to be practical and realistic in their decisions

Patrons -

merchants, nobles, popes, etc. who paid for art

Perspective -

a way of viewing something, a viewpoint shaped by your experiences, beliefs, and position, influencing how you understand and interpret situations, characters, or even art

Oil paint -

paint used by many Northern/ German Renaissance artists to capture realism and everyday life

Columbian Exchange/ Triangle Trade -

the trading of corn, potatoes, chocolate, bananas, beans + grain between the Americas and Europe, Africa, Asia

Mercantilism -

wealth = power

a country wants more exports than imports/ more gold than silver

Middle passage -

middle of the passage of transporting slaves from Africa to the Americas

• poor conditions lead to many dying in transit

Ecomienda system -

natives worked for Spanish landlords in exchange for protection and education

Terracing -

make or form (sloping land) into a number of level flat areas resembling a series of steps

Quipu -

an ancient Inca device for recording information, consisting of variously colored threads knotted in different ways

Mita -

the requirement of all able-bodied citizens to work for the state a certain number of days every year