Unit 1 The Renissance Chapter 1 Flashcards
renissance is from the french word________
renatre
What is the rennisance?
the birth of modern worldview in europe. it is also a time period of art and science.
the rennisance was a rediscovery of _______ and _________ ideas.
ancient greek and ancient roman
True or false
The ideas of the greek and roman empires were mostly ignored by europeans for 1000ish years but it was preserved by muslim jewish and catholic church.
true
when did the middle ages (medival period) begin and end?
began after the fall of the roman empire, 4th century, ended at the begining of the rennisance, 14th century “dark ages”
Was the middle ages a hiechary?
yes
could people change their rank on the hiechary pyrimid?
no unless chosen(vary rare)
Feudalism
social structure is based on land loyalty and duty
Was the king chosen by god?
no but people believed he did so he owned all the land
Who did the nobles and knights swear alliegance to?
the king
bishops and barons recieved land from the ________
king
List these in order of highest to lowest on the hierchy pyrimid?
peasents
king
knights
church
1.King/ the church
2.the knights
3. peasents
fief
manor in a rural village owned by a lord.
Lords
the one who owned the fiefs and the serfs
Were peasents illedgible for education?
yes
freeman
type of peasent, rented the land from the lord for pay
serfs
type of peasent, majority not allowed to leave manor without lords permission. Serfs identity tied to lords.
the factors that reinforce the feudal system?
- most people illiterate
-people lived in rural areas with not much contact with other peasents - church and nobles able to read
-impotance of the afterlife because you live on the afterlife longer than earth
mosly only _______ can become low clergy in feudalism
schollerly youung men
most medival towns were centers for _____
trade
medival towns were rat infested but offered ____
freedom
Guild
copperative groups that organize production of goods and trade.
the churched controlled many things and were not questioned because ________
they represented god
church cared for the _____
sick
church had a big influece in _______
europe