history deck 14/6/23 Flashcards
definition of fief
land give to a vassal in retuen for their service
definition of lord
someone giving a fief in return for military service and taxes
definition of vassal
someone receiving a fief and protection in return for military service and taxes
what was the medici family known for?
1 bankers 2 rich 3 put lots of money into humanist art 4 collected old books supressed by the cathloic church
changes caused by humanism
1 loss of power of cathloic church 2 change in art from from religious to beauty
what did the invention of the printing press change
the loss for the ablity for cathloic church to control spread of knowledge 2 allowed more people to become literate` 3 increased speed of information spread
what did the invention of the gunpowder change
castle design, army size ( archers replaced with musketeers) the fall of knights in the hierachy as bullets could pierce armor and musketeers didn’t need years of training ,cannons could destroy castle walls
causes of the reformation
corruption of cathloic church and increasing wealth, humanism led to increased questioning of cathloic church’s teachings
what did martin luther do and what happened to him after
issued 95 theses outlining criticisms of cc,
devlop doctrine of sola fide (only faith)
excommunicated, declared outlaw and heretic
what happened after the eddict of worms
peasant’s war new bible printed in simple german by luther
results of 1st and second schmalkaldic wars
ist war lost by league
2nd won by league forcing charles v (hre empror) to compromise –> peace of augsburg
what was the schmalkaldic league and what was its purpose
made of protestant princes and to protect the protestant church
what did the peace of augsburg do
allow freedom of religon and regonised protestant within the hre
