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Karnataka Board · Class 9 · Social Science
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What is feudalism and what were its main characteristics?
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Feudalism was a political and economic system in medieval Europe based on mutual agreements between powerful landowners (nobles) and farmers (vassals). Key characteristics: Land-based economy, hierarc…
Renaissance
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Renaissance means 'rebirth' or 'reawakening'. It refers to the intellectual transformation in Europe during the 14th and 15th centuries, marked by renewed interest in art, literature, science, and hum…
Why is Italy called the 'Birthplace of Renaissance'?
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Italy is called the birthplace of Renaissance because: 1) The intellectual renaissance started first in Italy, 2) Migration of Greek and Roman scholars to Italy after the fall of Constantinople, 3) It…
Petrarch (1304-1374)
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Known as the 'Father of Renaissance'. Italian scholar and poet who collected about 200 Latin and Greek manuscripts. Famous works include 'Africa' (Latin poem) and numerous sonnets. His poems showed de…
What were the main causes of the Renaissance movement?
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Main causes: 1) Fall of Constantinople (1453) - Greek scholars migrated to Italy, 2) End of slavery and feudalism, 3) Invention of Gutenberg's printing press in Germany, 4) Geographical explorations b…
Compare medieval art with Renaissance art.
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Medieval Art: Religious themes, flat and symbolic, lacked perspective, focused on spiritual world, Byzantine influence. Renaissance Art: Humanistic themes, natural and realistic, used perspective and …
Who was Copernicus and what was his contribution to Renaissance science?
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Nicolaus Copernicus was a Polish astronomer who disproved Ptolemy's earth-centric theory. He proposed the heliocentric theory, showing that the Sun was the center of the solar system, not the Earth. T…
What were the main reasons for geographical explorations in the 15th-16th centuries?
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Main reasons: 1) Turkish conquest of Constantinople (1453) blocked traditional trade routes to India, 2) Europeans needed new sea routes for spice trade, 3) Spain and Portugal wanted to compete with A…
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