social studies: the renaissance

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The Silk Road

- Europeans were interested in goods from places like Chain and Japan, many people became traders because of this

- Diseases travelled on The Silk Road, travelling person to persons

- Ideas and knowledge was the most important thing that moved along The Silk Road

- The Silk Road was the sharing of worldviews

- The Silk Road started in Italy and ended in China

- Muslim Empires were the center of learning during the Middle Ages

- Middle Ages also known as the Dark Ages or the medieval ages from the fall of the Roman Empire to the beginning of the Renaissance

The Renaissance

- Exchange of ideas sparked the Renaissance

- Christain Europeans shared the worldview that God was the center of human existence

- Rich people thought that if they donate to the Roman Catholic Church God would reward them in heaven

- The Church led and influenced most of the Europeans. No one ever disagreed with the Church

- Pope was the ruling man of the Roman Catholic Church and the papal state

The Crusades

- The point was so European armies could capture areas of Muslim control

- The land was holy because the Jews, Christians, and Muslims had their roots there

- Armies were exposed to different societies and ways of life, encountered new ideas and knowledge

- The Crusades occurred over hundreds of years.

The Social Structure

- Serfs served as soldiers in the times of war

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