Download invented during the Middle Ages.

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Social Studies
Dark Ages, Middle Ages, Renaissance
Spices were the most prized import and provided
the greatest wealth to European merchants during
the Middle Ages.
A positive impact of trade on Europe in the
Middle Ages was the fact that scientific, cultural,
and artistic ideas were spread.
Rice enabled Southeast Asia to obtain the
manufactured goods it needed during the Middle
Ages.
Woven textiles were a major export of Western
Europe in the Middle Ages.
One way trade impacted the development of
population centers in the Mediterranean region was
the fact that port cities grew where goods could
be sold and transported.
Banks grew in Europe during the Middle Ages as
a result of more trade.
City-states started new colonies because 1) the
Greeks wanted new resources 2) city-states were
overpopulated 3) Greeks wanted new land.
The main reason for exploration in Europe
during the Middle Ages was the search for goods.
European countries rushed to claim colonies in
Southeast Asia in the 1500s to gain supplies of
raw materials.
During the Middle Ages, an unintended result of
trade routes was the exchange of knowledge.
During the Renaissance, there was a “rebirth” of
interest in the works of writers and artists mainly
from Greece and Rome.
In Europe, during the 1400s, some spices were
worth more than gold. As a result, explorers
sailed for spice islands.
 Standards for weights and measurements became
necessary as a result of increased trade in Europe during the
Middle Ages.
 The period of time from the 14th to the 16th century is
known as the Renaissance.
 A key feature of the Renaissance was an increased focus on
individuals.
 A rediscovery of classical writings contributed to the
onset of the Renaissance period.
The word Renaissance usually refers to the rebirth
of classical ideas and values.
Nicolaus Copernicus, Leonardo da Vinci, and
Johannes Gutenburg were all Renaissance
inventors.
The printing press, telescope, and flush toilet were
all things invented during the Middle Ages.
The invention of the microscope was a medical
advance invented during the Renaissance.
The use of perspective was a new discovery
made by Renaissance artists.
Humanism is the term that best describes the
Renaissance interest in history, literature, public
speaking, and art.
Nicolaus Copernicus changed the understanding of
Earth’s place in the Universe.
Art, science, and education made great advances in
Europe during the Renaissance.
Dante wrote in Italian instead of Latin, which
changed literature during the Renaissance.