topic 1- popular culture Flashcards
How does peter burke define popular culture?
culture of the non elite + unofficial culture
When did Johannes Gutenberg begin printing in germany
1440s
who began printing in england
william caxton
how can cultures be divided geographically
-outdoor worlds of processions in southern europe
- rural vs urban cultures
-rural cultures of mountainous regions and arable plains
royal culture some elite participated in
court masques
where did commoner women meet to socialise
at the well + spinning bees
why were 115 people persecuted and 44 executed in geneva in 1570?
an epidemic of the plague
what was the main institution that provided a common culture?
the church
what is the feast of fools also known as?
the day of the boy bishop, abbot of unreason, misrule
how much did london grow by from 1500 to 1800
60,000 to 1 million
