Church/Art/Urban Life after the Black Death and War Flashcards
Who stated that the pope was the all powerful being on Earth?
Pope Boniface VIII
Who decided to tax the clergy offending Pope Boniface?
King Philip IV
How did Pope Boniface die?
Died of shock after Philip attempted to capture him
Where and why did the next Pope move?
Avignon because there was rioting in Rome
What people group was offended that the French were having more ecclesiastical power when they should?
The Italians
What did the Italians do to fix their issue?
They voted their own pope to rule in Rome
What was the movement to elect a new pope and have the others back off?
The conciliar movement
Did the conciliar movement succeed?
No
What was Marciglio of Padua’s beliefe?
Proposed separation of church and state where both end up benefitting
Who put woman back in the house instead of working?
Thomas Aquinas and the Catholic Church
What was Dante’s most famous piece of literature?
the Divine Comedy
Explain the Divine Comedy.
A story of Dante’s travel from hell to purgatory to paradise
Who did Dante see in hell?
the lying officials of Florence and a prostitute named Thaos
Who were Dante’s two guides?
Virgil and Beatrice
What did Virgil represent?
Reason
What did Beatrice represent?
revelation/faith
What was Petrarch’s most famous piece of literature?
many sonnets about his love Laura
What was Boccaccio’s most famous piece of literature?
the Decameron
What was the Decameron?
A group of people coming together during the Black Death and telling stories
What was Chaucer’s most famous piece of literature?
Canterbury Tales
What was Canterbury Tales about?
introduces all of the characters involved in the feudal system; the main character is some bum instead of a knight; criticizes the corruption of the church
What did Giotto do to revolutionize art?
Made his figures more round and 3D. considered to be proto-renaissance
What occupation was becoming more common after the Black Death and war?
Prostitution
What did the governments do to regulate prostitution?
Made them wear special clothing, kept in certain parts of city, they were taxed
What was the family structure?
Nuclear
What were the barber-surgeons duty?
Pull teeth, bled people, cut hair
How did surgeons come to become just as prominent as doctor?
They began to teach in universities
What did the first clock look like?
huge, usually kept in town halls/churches
How was the use of eyeglasses and paper?
They didn’t work very well
