Early Modern Ages Flashcards
Describe the Early Modern Ages
Approximate date: 500-1050
Overall bad period
Marked by decline
Population decline
Who were the record keepers of the Medieval world?
Christians
What happened to Saint Boniface?
He was brutally murdered by the Saxons
True or false: At the end of the Middle Ages, the entirety of Europe became Christian
True
List some qualities of Christianity
Christianity is:
Urban
Elite
Well connected
What is Lingua Franca?
Universal Language
Why does language stay important?
Language stays important because it reinvents itself
What is the universal language in the 18th century?
French
What is the universal language NOW?
English
What were some challenges of Islam that affected Christianity?
Islam spread faster then Christianity
Better connected in infrastructure
What happened to Islam due to the Reconquista?
Islam is squeezed out of Spain
What is the Reconquista?
The reconquest of Spain
What year did Orthodox Christianity emerge?
1054-1056
Which aspects of society declined during the Early Middle Ages?
Learning
Trade
Authority
What are some consequences of Subsistence Farming?
There is no profit
There is no margin of survival
There is no incentive to produce more