hisoyr Flashcards
Who did England fight against during the Hundred Years War?
France
Who was Joan of Arc?
A 17-year-old French peasant woman who helped lead France to victory in the 100 Years War
How did peasants’ status change in society after the Black Death?
Many peasants demanded raises or were released from their contracts and found new jobs
What happened as a result of the Peasant Revolt in England in 1381?
The revolt failed, but peasants kept demanding raises until they were too expensive to keep on the farms
Which was a DIRECT result of the end of feudalism?
The rise of a new “middle class” of former peasants having found new jobs
What group of people do the Ottomans belong to?
Turks
What happened to the Byzantine Empire in 1453?
They were conquered by the Ottomans
Which group of people conquered the city of Constantinople in 1453?
Ottomans
Which was NOT a change Mehmed II made to Constantinople after conquering it?
He closed the city to Christians, banning and expeling them from it
Why did the forth crusade happen?
The pope wanted to declare another crusade following Saladins death to stike his empire at egypt. Since they need a lot more ships for the crusaders, the city state of Venice volunteered to construct ships for around 30,000 crusaders. However, only less than half of the crusaders showed up meaning each crusader could not pay enough for the cost of the ships so Venice proposed a solution to attack the Byzantine Empire, for the money. That was why the fourth crusade happened.
What did the Greek scholars bring to the Italian city-states during the Greek Exodus from Constantinople?
Knowledge of Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle
Effect of fourth crusade
The fourth crusade effected the pope because he did not want the crusaders attacking other Christians since he was Catholic. Constantinople was greatly effected since it was sacked. Constantinople was then ruled by catholic, western crusaders.
What would happen if the fourth crusade did not happen
I beileive if the fourth crusade did not happen
Why the black death happned
The black death happend because bubonic plague that came from china came back a second time. people thought the plague started because of different beliefs such as it was Gods judgement. The plague caused 75 million people to die which is what caused the time period to be called the black death.
effect on black death
This affected peasants since they are now in such short supply, they will demand higher pay, and feudalism broke down really fast. Since many people saw this as “Gods vengeance” they would then blame the Catholic Church for not stopping the plague or doing anything about it so decline of church power happened. Another way it affected their culture at the time was through their art.
