Chpt 10/11 Spielvogel Flashcards
Where were towns built?
Beside riverbanks or crossroads
What were some basic features of a town?
A wall, one gate, roads were not gridded,
What was the main source of pollution?
Waste being thrown into nearby rivers
What were some deficits of living in towns?
Close quarters so fire/disease spread quickly, pigs ate garbage, pollution was bad, thievery was common
What was the official name for the middle class?
Burgouisie
What was a craft guild?
An association of people who work on the same craft
Name the different types of people found in a craft guild.
master craftsman, apprentices, yoemen
What was the wives contribution to the craft guild?
helped in shop/made beer, ran inns, the guild helped widowed women
What were merchant guilds?
Helped craftsmen sell products of faraway peoples
Describe the putting out system.
A factor gives supplies to a worker, the worker makes something, the factor comes back pays the worker and sells the finished product
Where was the first university?
Bologna, Italy
What helped the universities against other powers?
The guilds that supported the university
What was one teaching method?
Trivium (Logic, rhetoric, grammar); usually lecture format
What was the Revival of Classical Antiquity?
a renewed interest in the works of Greeks and Romans
Who was the main contributor in the preservation of the writings of the Romans and Greeks?
The Muslims
Describe the Realist’s beliefs and name the contributor to that idea.
Universal Ideas (exist independently from physical form), always existed, Plato
Describe the Nominalist’s beliefs and name the contributor.
Material substance, born with reason; Aristotle
Which of these did the Catholic Church try to block out?
Nominalists
Who was the man who united faith and reason and in what work of literature did he do so?
Thomas Aquinas; Summa Theologica
Name two types of literature.
Troubadour poetry and the heroic epic
What was literature written in?
Vernacular
Describe Romanesque architecture.
Barreled vaults;dark interior, thick walls, small windows, rounded arches
Describe Gothic architecture.
Pointed arches, flying buttresses, stained glass windows, ribbed vaults, elaborate interiors, taller and lots of light
Why was there a compulsion of height?
higher you are closer to God
Why so much light?
light was a symbol of God, replicated heaven; not much light in homes
Who was forced to sign the Magna Carta and what was the Magna Carta?
King John; a document that limited the power of the king
When and where did William the Norman defeat Godwinson?
The Battle of Hastings in 1066
What was Henry II’s major contribution?
Created a treasury and enacted common law system
What was Edward I’s major contributions?
united the British Isles, created Parliament
What was Parliament?
A gathering of 2 knights from every county, two residents from each city, and barons and lords.
What were the key change agents of Britain?
Magna Carta and Parliament
What were the major conflicts of Britain?
People vs. Rulers
What was the chief challenge of Britain?
Greedy rulers
What were the major contributions of King Phillip II?
took back lots of land; quadrupled the French income