history Flashcards
medieval period
1066-1485
what important event happened in 1066?
battle of hastings
battle of hastings
- 1066
- Normans vs. anglo-saxons
what happened after the battle of hastings?
the culture of the Normans and the anglo-saxons fused together
what language was created due to the culture fusion?
middle english
what is middle English a combination of?
french and old english
Thomas a beckett
- Henry II right hand man
- an anglo-saxon
- archbishop of canterbury
- starts to support the church more and goes against king henry’s opinions/wishes
- is a martyr and becomes a saint after he is killed
- many come to pray to his grave
first estate
clergy(religious people)
second estate
nobles(knights -those who fought)
third estate
those who worked(peasants, merchants, etc.)
there was a great variety of people and economic classes in this estate
women estate system
- virgin
- wife
- widow
language of the medieval church
latin(only those of high class could speak Latin)
caritas
love for something in a godly or charitable way
cupitas
love for something in a terminal way(materialism/greed)
seven deadly sins
1) pride
2) greed
3) lust
4) envy
5) gluttony
6) wrath
7) sloth
what happened in 145?
the great vowel shift
words that used to rhyme no longer do
what is Geoffrey chaucer’s nickname?
the father of English poetry
what are knights supposed to follow?
the code of chivalry/the knight’s code
