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Early Modern Ages Flashcards

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Describe the Early Modern Ages

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Approximate date: 500-1050
Overall bad period
Marked by decline
Population decline

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Who were the record keepers of the Medieval world?

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Christians

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What happened to Saint Boniface?

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He was brutally murdered by the Saxons

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True or false: At the end of the Middle Ages, the entirety of Europe became Christian

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True

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List some qualities of Christianity

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Christianity is:
Urban
Elite
Well connected

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6
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What is Lingua Franca?

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Universal Language

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Why does language stay important?

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Language stays important because it reinvents itself

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What is the universal language in the 18th century?

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French

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What is the universal language NOW?

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English

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What were some challenges of Islam that affected Christianity?

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Islam spread faster then Christianity
Better connected in infrastructure

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What happened to Islam due to the Reconquista?

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Islam is squeezed out of Spain

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What is the Reconquista?

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The reconquest of Spain

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What year did Orthodox Christianity emerge?

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1054-1056

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Which aspects of society declined during the Early Middle Ages?

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Learning
Trade
Authority

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What are some consequences of Subsistence Farming?

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There is no profit
There is no margin of survival
There is no incentive to produce more

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What was the infant mortality rate?

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50%

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Why was the population growing so slowly?

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Children wouldn’t live long enough to reach the reproduction age (or they would not be able to reproduce)
Not everyone wanted to reproduce (same sex preference)

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After what age were children more likely to survive?

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After age 2 to 5. During this age they are very frail

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What is demography?

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The study of overall populations

20
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What was a sign of a good economy in the Early Middle Ages?

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Having a lot of children

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