Middle ages Flashcards
On what did william the conqueror base his claim to the English throne?
He said that the old king had promissed the throne to him so he saild the english channel with a huge army to take what was rightfully his
What was the purpose of the doomsday book
so people could be taxed based on an accurate assessment of what they owned
What brought England into the mainstream
The Anglo-Norman entity that resulted from the norman conquest brought england into mainstream european civilizations which included feudalism
What was the position of the baron in the feudal hiarchy? Who was above them? Who was below them?
barons were appointed by kings. They were his immediate vassals or subordinates allotting them portions of his land in return for there economic or military allegiance. Barons could appoint there own vassals. Below them were landless knights and serfs
What did the feudalism system carry
a sence of form and manners that permitted the life, art and litterature of the middle ages
WHat was the primary duty of men above the serf class
millitary service to their lords. Boys were put in trainning at a young age. Trainning was not done in house so that it was strict
What is feudalism
a pyrimid system based on a hiarchy of loyalties
What was the essential idea on which the feudal system was based
a hiarchy of loyalties
What were womans rights like in the middle ages
they had no political rights. their social standing depended completly on her husband or fathers status
WHat is chivalry
a system of ideals and social codes governing the behavior of knights and gentle woman
- adhearing to oath to overloard
- observing certain rules of warfare
- adoring particular lady-self-improvement
What was a central aspect to chivalry
revering and acting in the name of a lady would make a night braver and better
-courtly love
what was courtly love
nonsexual
- glorify her
- be inspired by her
- she remained pure and out of reach
did chivalry help woman
-idelazed attitude toward them but did little to improve status
WHat litterature did chivalry bring
the romance
What happend when pop started growing
pop shifted to cities where ppl lived and worked outside feudal system
WHen did the crusades take place and what was it
1095-1270
-a series of wars waged by European Christians agenst the muslims with jerusilum and the holy land as the prize
WHat was the outcome of the crusades
- Europeans could not hold jerusilum
- Christian Europe was exposed to the Middle easts sophisticate civilization
The murder of thomas A Backet resulted from a conflict between theese two powerful midevil institutes
king and church
3 ways the roman church unified europe
- church was center of learning
- latin remained international language of educated europeans
- pope was king of all kings
HOW and when was the magna carta sighned
ENglish Barons forced King Jhon to sighn the Magna Carta as an effort to curb the churches power. The document latter became the basis for english constitutional law
-1215
2 rights that were a consequence of the magna carta
trial by jury
legislative taxation
When and what was the hundred year war
- based on dubious claims of throne of france by Edward III and Henry V
- important factor in the gradual development of a british national consciousness
- 1327-1453
What was the english secret weapon in hundred year war
longbow
-green clad-yeoman (small landowners)
What was the result of the hundred year war
English lost with france
yeoman replaced knights
-modern democratic england was born
WHat was the black death
1348 -1349
- Delivered blow to feudalism
- caused a labor shortage, leading to serfs freedom, and to the end of feudalism
