WHAP Chapter 15 Flashcards

259075797	Ibn-Rushd	Philosopher from Muslim Spain; tried to blend Aristotle and Plato's views with Islam's; largely ignored in the Middle East, but heavily influenced European scholars	0
259075798	Black Death	Plague that struck Europe in 14th century ; reduced Europe's population by 2/3; affected social structure	1
259075799	Ottoman Empire	Turkic Empire established in Asia Minor/Middle East; responsible for conquest of Constantinople...end of Byzantine Empire; succeeded Seljuk Turks following retreat of Mongols	2
259075800	Renaissance	The great period of rebirth in art, literature, and learning in the 14th-16th centuries, which marked the transition into the modern periods of European history	3
259075801	Hundred Years' War	conflict between England and France from 1337 to 1453; fought over lands England possessed in France and feudal rights versus the emerging claims of national states	4
259075802	Portugal, Castile, and Aragon	Regional Iberian kingdoms; participated in reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Muslims; developed a vigorous military and religious agenda.	5
259075803	Francesco Petrarch	One of the major literary figures of the Western Renaissance; an Italian author and humanist	6
259075804	Vivaldi brothers	Two Italian brothers who sailed through the straits of Gibraltar seeking a western route to East Indies; Never herd from again	7
259075805	Vasco de Gama	A Portugese sailor who was the first European to sail around southern Africa to the Indian Ocean	8
259075806	Henry the Navigator	Portuguese prince who promoted the study of navigation and directed voyages of exploration down the western coast of Africa.	9
259075807	Ethnocentrism	Belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group;	10
259075808	Maoris	Polynesian people in present day New Zealand; natives of NZ	11
259075809	Polynesia	"many islands"~ section of islands that contains many small islands	12
259075810	Ming Dynasty	Major dynasty that ruled China from the mid-14th to the mid-17th century; Marked by a great expansion of Chinese commerce into East Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia	13
259075811	Zhengze	Muslim Chinese seaman; commanded expeditions throughout the Indian Ocean.	14
259075812	Ottoman Turks	captured Constantinople in 1453 and renamed it Istanbul; ended Byzantine Empire	15
259075813	Cheng Ho	Admiral who commanded the great Indian Ocean expeditions, between 1405 and 1433.	16
259075814	Romance of the West Chamber	Famous Chinese dramatic work written during the Yuan period.	17
259075815	The Destruction of Philosophy	Aristotle's writing	18