Chapter 12 Part 4 Flashcards
Which Eastern European states fell to the Mongols?
Hungary and Kievan Rus
What did the collapse of the HRE end with?
Frederick II death
Who were the most successful monarchs?
the Kings of France
Who was the greatest monarch?
King Louis IX
What document came from the civil war?
the Magna Carta
What did the Magna Carta do?
introduced the idea of consent of the governed (representative government)
Who was St. Thomas Aquinas?
Europe’s greatest thinker, a Dominican Friar
What did St. Thomas’s ideas lead to?
movement called scholasticism
What is scholasticism?
idea that blended the logic of Aristotle with Christian theology
What were some advancements in building techniques?
Gothic Cathedrals, earths magnetic poles, eyeglasses, mechanical clock
What were the peasants diet?
mainly grains, protein was legumes/eggs
Difference between peasants and nobles diet?
noble dishes were cooked in spices of cardamom, cinnamon, cumin, pepper, and saffron
What caused “population sinks”?
the spread of disease
How were women viewed?
women seen as prizes to be won and not true life partners
