Lesson 5 Flashcards
important dates to remember
- 1158
- 1347
- 1431
- 1453
in 1158….
first European universities appeared
in 1347…
black death
in 1431…
joan of arc was burned for being a witch
in 1453….
hundred years war end
between ____ and ____, the population of Europe increased
1000 and 1300
improvements in agricultural tools during the middle ages
- heavy plow / iron plow
- three-field crop rotation
- horse harness
- windmills
- water wheels
the cycle of labor is dependent on ____
growing season
cycle season:
- october
- november
- early spring
- early summer
number of feast days in a year
50
center of all religious and most social activities
catholic church
a self-sufficient agricultural estate run by a lord and worked by peasants and serf
manor
a peasant who was bound to the land and didn’t really own any land of their own
serf
peasant diet:
- black bread
- berries
- cheese
- egg
- nuts
- ale
- wine
brewed or fermented drink for the lower class
ale
brewed or fermented drink for the upper class
wine
in _____, there was a growth in Europe; towns and cities emergeed
11th & 12th century
______ allowed for developmental trade
higher agricultural output
large markets for exchanging goods
fairs
development of money, economy, and commercial capitalism
increase in trade
social order dominated by the middle class
bourgeoisie
women during the middle class
- supervise the household; occasionally work outside the home
- help a husband manage business
- preparing the dead for burial
- spinning wool into yarn
- manages businesses
- regulates every aspect of business
- sets quality standards
- specifies method of production
guild
how to join a guild?
- apprenticeship
- journeymen
- master craftsman
