Social Studies 2 Flashcards
Europe Medieval Times
What is feudalism?
A social system where kings or nobles offered shelter and food in exchange for service/loyalty.
Whats the order of the Social Piramid?
Kings, nobles, knights, peasant.
What happens after the roman empire falls?
The crusades, hundred year war, Black death, the rise of strong kingdoms(spain, england, etc), End of the middle ages.
Facts about the Black Death
Its a plague, started in Asia because of rats and flease, killed half of the worlds population, plague doctors wore wierd masks, feudalism decline.
What is an example of a cultural practice they did to get rid of the plague?
Blood shedding
What did christianity influence on?
Everything like war, culture, law, politics, education.
What were the crusades?
A series of religouse wars between christians and muslims, primarily to control the Holy Land, espetially Jerusalem.
What impacts did The crusades have?
Increase trade between Europe and the middle east, the spread of new ideas and lasting tension between religouse groups.