europe Flashcards
North Atlantic Drift
A current that brings warm water to Europe
monastery
The place where monks lived. Preserved literature
Charlemagne
The founder of the holy roman empire. United Europe.
Holy roman empire
the catholic roman empire
feudalism
a military based manor system.
Manorialism
Farm based Manor system
The battle of hastings
William the conquer led the Norman invasion of England and became king.
Papacy
rule of the pope
Monarchy
rule by a king
Magna Carta
The document that limited the power of the king. Court system.
Crusades
Started by pope Urban religious battles for the holy land (Christianity v. Islam) King Richard and Saladin
Pope Urban the II
Started the crusades
Saladin
Muslim leader at the time of the crusades.
Richarde the I
King at the time of the crusades.
impacts of the black death
Feudalism was destroyed and women had more power. Better medicine.
the Hundred Years war
Joan of arc called herself the “maid” and fought for France. Territorial war between England and Franc.
Spanish reconquest/Inquisition
Spain forcefully removing Moors from the Iberian Peninsula
Tudor dynasty
king henry the VIII his six wives Mary Catholic and Elizabeth
Spanish Armada
King Phillip and Queen Elizabeth. Spanish wanted to control England’s religion
Italian renaissance
lots of trade. Florence = florin. rise in population golden era.
humanism
A religion focused on science and religion
Florence, Italy
city in Italy that was a banking central
Medici
wealthy banking family that was patrons of the arts.
protestant reformation
Martin Luther posting the 95 theses to break away from the catholic church
Martin Luther
A German monk who wrote the 95 these to combat the church selling indulgences.
Johannes Gutenberg
Created the printing press
St. Ignatius
started the catholic counter reformation.
the scientific revolution
people did not just use the think method. instead they tested using experiments.
exploration
people wanted to trade with Asia
who defeated the Aztecs
Cotez
Who defeated the inca
Pizzaro
Henry Hudson
Sailed to Canada Hudson Bay
Magallan
circumnavigated the world.