UNIT A: Renaissance Flashcards
UwU TMNT
What is a serf?
The Majority group of peasants and they’re not allowed to leave without permission and can travelled to and from the nearest town
What is a freeman
The Minority group of peasants and they’re allowed to rent land from the lord and worked for pay
Name all 4 drives of feudalism
1: Loyalty
2: Ascribed Status
3: Land Based Wealth
4: Religous Power
What were the 4 symptoms of the Black Plague?
1: Nausea
2: Itchy Nose
3: Paralyze
4: Die in 4 Days
When was the Renaissance?
14th century and the 17th century
What were the main causes of success?
1: Social System
2: Economic Growth
3: City-States
4: Home of Roman Empire
What were the Renaissance Driving Forces/Worldview? And What were the meaning?
1) Humanism: Understanding Classical Text
2) Individualism: Individual Expression
3) Virtù: Full human civic potential (art, speech, politic, warfare)
4) Philsophy: Thinking about stuff (Existential/Identity Crisis)
What was worth more that gold?
SPICES!
What is a monastery?
Building and lands in which monks lived and carried out their religious duties
What is the definition for Worldview?
A collection of beliefs held by individuals or group;the overall perspective from which one interprets the world
What is Hierarchy?
Ranking People
What is a guild and what do they do?
They trade goods and control prices and quality of the product
What does “Renaissance” mean?
Rebirth
What impact did crusaders and islamic empires have on the renaissance?
1) Refugees from the fall of Byzantium
2) Contact with Muslim civilization
3) Trade
What is a “city-state”?
Politically independent city.
