LAP 1 HN World History Quiz (Sem. 2)

What ways did Ming rulers increase political and military power/decrease nobles and outsiders?

What religion was supported by the Ming and what was limited, and why?

Confucianism

• began isolationist policies

Actions by Songhai rulers to expand the empire and centralize control

• conquered Mali

• (1464) cavalry, iron weapons, navy

• (1493) bureaucracy for taxes + justice

Characteristics of Sonhai economic growth

• controlled Trans-Saharan trade + rivers

• trading centers: Timbuktu + Djenne

• gold, salt, and slaves (pows for ag labor)

How European governments were/ not changing?

Political: still kingdoms/monarchies

• no central empire to protect trade/ enforce laws

How did the 100 Years War help unite France?

(1453) Hundred Year’s War- France kicked out English

Who (group) began the War of the Roses, and who won?

(1455-1485) Yorks tried to steal the throne; Lancasters/Tudors win

How did Henry Tudor unite England, and how did Ferdinand and Isabella unite Spain?

England and Spain became united by marriage.

What groups were targeted by the Spanish gov’t after unification?

Muslims and Jews

What economic and social conditions in Italy helped lead to the Renaissance?

Econ: increased trade with the Middle East (Italy)

Soc- growth of the middle class

Examples of Italian Renaissance artists and their works (Moses, David,Mona Lisa…)

Leonardo Da Vinci: Mona Lisa

Michelangelo: sculpted David

Raphael: painting of School of Athens

Several impacts of Gutenberg’s printing press

• impacts on education

• made books cheaper

• spread ideas

Forbidden City

capital of China; Beijing

Timbuktu

urban center

Renaissance

revival of art + literature of Greece + Rom

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 the art

perspective

an artistic technique that creates the appearance of 3 dimensions on a flat surface

oil paint

allowed artists to create more realistic forms and details

Relate the end of the Yuan dynasty and the beginning of the Ming

Contrast the major activities of Petrarch, Machiavelli, da Vinci, + Michelangelo

Petrarch: wrote essays and hundreds of love poems

Machiavelli: writer, The Prince

Da Vinci: Mona Lisa

Michelangelo: sculpture, architecture, painting

Compare and contrast School of Athens, Last Supper, and Sistine Chapel