100 Years War Flashcards
What is Canon Law?
Canon Law is church law
What is purgatory?
A psychological tool used to keep people in line by making them worry about salvation
What year was the Jacquerie?
1358 (just after the plague)
What is so special about the Jacquerie?
Even among the deprivation caused by the war, the French citizens manage to fight off the feudal lords
What is the Living Off The Land strategy, and what type of strategy is it?
Living off the land means to survive only by the resources that you can harvest from the natural land, and it is an offensive strategy.
Who suffered the most, regardless of what military strategy is used?
Peasants
What do the peasants do in order to survive during the Jacquerie rebellion?
The peasants do whatever they must to survive, including; sending poison food to knights, robbing them, etc.
Why was the Jacquerie doomed?
If the troops decided to divide and conquer, the peasants would not stand a chance to survive.
What did the lords do after the Jacquerie?
The lords try to destroy any knowledge that the Jacquerie existed, including rounding up those that were involved and putting them to death
Why is the Jacquerie important?
It marks the beginning of the end of Serfdom in Europe
What is Ius Prima Nocta?
It is the right of any lord to have sexual relations with any woman on their wedding night
True or false: The church intervenes in Prima Nocta
True, holy matrimony becomes a sacrament
What is the Ciompi and what year did it occur?
It is the uprising of the peasants around the city of Florence in 1378
What is a benefit of living around an Italian republic?
Peasants are free
What is special about the peasants of Florence?
The peasants of Florence are free agents, and would not be enslaved
