Social Changes Flashcards
1
Q
What did witch hunts in Europe coincide with?
A
Rapid population growth and poverty
2
Q
What political idea rose?
A
Capitalism
3
Q
How did the elites use witch hunting?
A
Gave them power and control over the poor
4
Q
What effect of witchcraft have on class?
A
Religious and secular authorities had to deal with it
5
Q
What arguments challenge socio-economic explanations for witch hunting?
A
- Little evidence that involvement in witch hunting was a release from the anxieties of change
- There are areas of extreme hardship where witch hunting didn’t happen
6
Q
What type of society was Europe at the time?
A
Patriarchal and misogynistic
7
Q
Who were blamed?
A
Cunning folk and community healers
8
Q
Give one example of a healer persecuted for witchcraft.
A
Elizabeth Matlock, Cambridgeshire, 1566
9
Q
What profession did some women have that were often accused and why?
A
Midwives, male medical experts wanted to eliminate female midwifery
