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