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Global 9
Commercial Revolution/ Renaissance
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Commercial Revolution | a time period in the 1300s in Europe when society moved from manorialism (land-based economy) to capitalism (money-based economy) |
| capitalism | an economic system in which individuals own businesses to make a profit |
| Guild | an organization of people in the same craft or trade (similar to labor unions today) |
| Partnership | a business owned by two or more people |
| joint-stock company | A company made up of a group of shareholders. Each shareholder contributes some money to the company and receives some share of the company's profits and debts. |
| Medici Family | Ruled Florence during the Renaissance, became wealthy from banking, spent a lot of money funding artwork |
| Renaissance | The Renaissance was a rebirth in learning, specifically in the arts and sciences. It was a revival of Classical Greek and Roman Culture |
| Italy | European country where the Commercial Revolution and the Renaissance began |
| Humanism | An intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements |
| Renaissance Man | a scholar during the Renaissance who became successful in many areas (science, sculpture, painting, literature, etc.) |
| Leonardo da Vinci | A well known Italian Renaissance artist, architect, musician, mathemetician, engineer, and scientist. Known for the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper |
| Michelangelo | Florentine sculptor and painter and architect who is known for the Sistine Chapel, the Pieta, and the statue of David |
| Machiavelli | Renaissance writer; formerly a politician, wrote The Prince, describing how rulers maintain power by methods that ignore right or wrong |
| William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) | English poet and playwright considered one of the greatest writers of the English language; works include Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, and Hamlet. |
| Johannes Gutenberg (1400-1468) | -Developed the printing press which led to books and media being shared, and a rise in literacy rates |
| Printing Press | A 1400's invention which revolutionized the ability to print information which in turn affected the speed of the spread of information itself. It also led to an increase in literacy rates |
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