Unit 1 Flashcards

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1
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When were the middle ages

A

The 4th century to the renaissance 14th century

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2
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What was the most common system during the middle ages

A

The feudal system

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3
Q

How was social class MOST often chosen

A

land ownership

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4
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Mainly how where the people split into

A

Rich and Poor

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5
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Where people able to move in their social class

A

No

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6
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What did the average feudal system look like

A

Monarchs
Clergy
Nobles
Knights
Peasants

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7
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How much of the population were Peasants

A

90%

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8
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Who was the center of human life

A

God

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9
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During the middle ages what did Europeans share worldviews with the most

A

Catholicism

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10
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What did the Poor Believe they would do to get to heaven

A

Suffer.

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11
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What did the rich they think to go to heaven

A

Give land and money to the church

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12
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Primarily what did the Catholic Church do

A

Educate people

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13
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Did the Catholic Church have a strong influence on art and architecture

A

Yes

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14
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Did the Catholic church have Authority

A

Yes

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15
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Did anyone question the importance of religion or disagree with the church`

A

At the time, no

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16
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Who was the head of the church

A

The pope and he was powerful

17
Q

What did the silk road import

A

exotic goods such as silk glassware and spices

18
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What else was traded on the silk road

A

Knowledge and disease such as the black death

19
Q

What was at the center of the silk road and what did they do

A

The Islamic Empire, they served as a middle man making them rich

20
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What were the crusades

A

Holy Wars involving taking back the holy land from the Muslims

21
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For the general population did the crusades help with things like wealth chances to escape

A

Yes

22
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How many people did the black death kill about

A

30%-60% of the population

23
Q

Where did people think the black plague came from

A

Satan, The movements of the planets a punishment from god

24
Q

Did the black plague create a better economy

A

Yes

25
Q

Did the Silk road, Crusades, and the Black Plague make changes in the European world view

A

Yes

26
Q

What is Urbanization

A

Movement of people of rural to urban area’s

27
Q

At the end of the middle ages how did the Europeans get more exotic items

A

The crusaders

28
Q

Was being a merchant profitable in the middle ages

A

Yes

29
Q

What other then the military helped secure italy

A

The mountains

30
Q

What are “Port” cities

A

Sea side cites

31
Q

Why was the feudal system affected

A

Urban cities thriving and the black death

32
Q

What did the Italian cities have in common

A

Located on important trade routes
They economically prospered
social systems based on wealth