The Geography of the World in 1500
Trade Routes in 1500
Trade Goods/ Ideas/ Technology in 1500
Religions in 1500
Judaism
- Monotheism
- Ten Commandments of moral and religious conduct
- Torah—Written record and beliefs of Hebrews
- Monotheism
- Jesus as Son of God
- Life after death
- New Testament—Life and teachings of Jesus
- Establishment of Christian doctrine by early church councils
- Monotheism
- Muhammad the prophet
- Quran / Koran
- Five Pillars of Islam
- Mecca and Medina
- Founder--Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
- Four Noble Truths
- Eightfold Path to Enlightenment
- Spread of Buddhism from India to China and other parts of Asia, resulting from Asoka’s missionaries and their writings
- Many forms of one deity
- Caste system
- Reincarnation
- Karma—Future reincarnation based on present behavior
Describe the artistic, literary, and intellectual ideas of the Renaissance:
- “Rebirth” of classical knowledge; “birth” of the modern world
- Spread of the Renaissance from the Italian city-states to northern Europe
- Accomplishments in the visual arts: Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci
- Accomplishments in literature (sonnets, plays, essays): Shakespeare
- Accomplishments in intellectual ideas (humanism): Erasmus