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Chapter 12: Medieval Culture Flashcards

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What is the way of life based upon the ownership and use of land?

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Feudalism

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Explain the lord-vassal system

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piece of land held by one man (lord) who permitted another man (vassal) to use it in return for promised services

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What was the land called that was kept for the king?

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Crown land

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When did a squire become a knight?

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21

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What was the code of conduct for the nobility and knights?

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Chivalry

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What is heraldry?

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Certain colorful and unique symbols used for identification

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What is a family’s distinct display of heraldry?

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Coat of arms

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Name some medieval games

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Joust, tournaments, falconry

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9
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Who were the musicians of medieval times?

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Minstrels

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Who were the peasants?

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Serfs

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11
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What were the lords fields called?

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The demesne

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What did the church proclaim to attempt to stop fighting Friday through Sunday?

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Truce of God

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What was employed so that priests could deny sacraments to criminals?

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Peace of God

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14
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When was the proclamation of the crusades and by whom?

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1095 by Urban II

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15
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What were Muslims called?

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Saracens

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16
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What crusade came before the first official crusade?

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The peasants crusade

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17
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Which of the crusades actually accomplished something?

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The first crusade

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18
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Who embarked on the second crusade?

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Bernard of Clairvaux, Louis VII, and Conrad III

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Who embarked on the third crusade?

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Richard I, Frederick Barbarossa, and Philip Augustine

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20
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What title was given to King Richard?

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Lion-hearted

21
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By what year were Muslims masters of the holy land?

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1291

22
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What were the new towns called that sprang up next to fortresses?

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Burgs

23
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What were the people called who lived in burgs? What class of people did they create?

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Burghers; middle class

24
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What was an early form of trade unionism?

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Guilds

25
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What was the confederation called in northern Germany towns during the 13th century?

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Hanseatic League

26
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What type of architectural style is characterized by thick massive walls and small windows with rounded arches?

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Romanesque

27
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What style of architecture was characterized by tall windows and steeples ?

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Gothic

28
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What plague wiped out over 25,000,000 people between 1334-1351?

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Black Death

29
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What was the first medieval university?

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Salerno

30
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What is the oldest German university?

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Prague

31
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Into what two parts was medieval curriculum divided?

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Trivium and quadrivium

32
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What was the attempt the combine Greek philosophy with Romanism?

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Scholasticism

33
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Who were the two greatest scholastics?

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Thomas Aquinas and William of Ockham

34
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Who was known as the morning star of the reformation?

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John Wycliff

35
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Who promoted the first non catholic hymn book in modern history?

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Hussites

36
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Who began the Brethern of the Common life?

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Gerard Groote

37
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Who wrote Divine Comedy?

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Dante

38
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What did Geoffrey Chaucer write?

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The Canterbury Tales

39
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When was the Italian Renaissance?

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1350-1600

40
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What was a revived interest during the Italian Renaissance?

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The humanities

41
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Who is called the father of humanism?

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Petrarch

42
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Who was the first great writer of prose in a modern language?

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Boccaccio

43
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Who wrote The Prince?

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Niccolò Machiavelli

44
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Who are people who use their own money to support the arts?

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Patrons

45
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What painter chose to paint subjects inspired by the Bible?

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Giotto

46
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Who was the master artist who personified the Renaissance Man?

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Leonardo de Vinci

47
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What painter is known for his brilliant use of color?

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Raphael

48
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Who is considered the greatest artists of the Renaissance, possibly of all time?

A

Michelangelo

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