World History: Major Events and Figures Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards focusing on major historical events, dates, significance, and prominent figures from the lecture notes.

Fall of Constantinople (1453)

The conquest of the Byzantine Empire by the Ottoman Empire in 1453, which forced European traders to seek new sea routes to Asia.

Johannes Gutenberg's Printing Press (1440)

Invention created around 1440 that used a movable metal type mold to produce books, making reading materials more accessible and published in everyday languages.

Concordat of Bologna (1516)

An agreement between King Francis I and Pope Leo X in 1516 that gave the Catholic Church more profit, but allowed France to restrict religious leader’s communication to the church and the right to elect their own religious leaders.

Treaty of Tordesillas (1493-1494)

An agreement between Portugal and Spain to divide territories in new lands and parts of South America, establishing lines of colonial influence.

Medici Family

Wealthy Florence bankers renowned for financing art, inventions, and key cultural figures during the Renaissance.