terms and themes unit 5 Flashcards
middle ages
long period of relative decline that the European experienced in the 14-15c
Renaissance
prosperity season period after the middle ages where innovations increased (agriculture, architecture, new states, science/math, trade)`
Revenue
money made collected from trade
standing army
second source of new power for kings, it was strong armies made up of paid trained men
bonds
borrowed money from other places/people that they used and would be repaid from tax money
crusades
European armies in the 11-13c fighting military campaigns in the middle eastthey were introduced to for the first time to the riches lux goods of the east driven by a growing desire to trade in the muslim world
classical
greco-roman style/culture
Fuedalism
occured during the middle ageswhen lords would give pieces of land to fuedal vassels in exchange for military service from knights
fuedal vassels
people who are distributed land to
serfs
peasants
what increased agricultural production
3 innovation responsible for increase:three-crop rotationmouldboard plowwater mill/hydraulic
3-crop rotation
when one field is left fallow or unused each year to allow soil to rejuvenated renew nuitrients
mouldboard plow
a new plow
water mill/hyrdualic
a new mill
fallow
empty or unused
Specialization
jobs that are specialized, not the normal jobs ex. craftsman
urbanization
cities
Commercialization
revolutionizing of arts, learning and culture
Manufacturing
producing goods ex. venetian glass
Export, import
to trade for/buy and get //export to trade out
Venice, Venetian
italian city-state, located at the northern edge of the ardiatic sea, built up in the 7th century, it connected europe w the muslim world and built amazing ships
Cog ships, Galley ships
CARGO round ship built by venetians, carried soldiers to protect europe from pirates
Galley ships
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