AP World History Ch. 20 Flashcards

The West and the Changing Balance of World Power

299101788	Zhenghe	The Muslim admiral from western China, who commanded expeditions. Bureaucrats would not write about him.	0
299101789	Renaissance	VItal cultural and political movement that began in 1400, in Italy. It stressed more secular subjects in literature and art.	1
299101790	Francesco Petrarch	A leading 14th century writer, who took pride in his city and his age, while also exploring the glories of personal achievement with new confidence.	2
299101791	Vivaldis	A family from Genoa, from which two brothers sailed from the straits of Gibraltar, seeking a route to the west Indies, as early as 1291.	3
299101792	Vasco de Gama	The first European to reach India by sea, which he did in 1498.He was a Portuguese explorer.	4
299101793	Henry the Navigator	also known as Prince Henry of Portugal. He was a student of astronomy and nautical science who sponsored about a third of Portuguese voyages of exploration before his death in 1460. He was interested in new lands for the reasons of scientific and intellectual curiosity, and a desire to spread the name of Christ to unfamiliar lands.	5
299102845	Castile and Aragon	provinces in which major monarchies were established by 1400.	6