Womens Rightsandbchurch Flashcards
Who had fewer advantages in life
Women
What was male dominated
Medieval society
What were women kept under
Men’s control
What power did women have
None
What had a great influence over people’s lives
The church
What was very popular
Pilgrimages
What did pilgrimage show
That Christians took their religion seriously
What would pilgrims do
Travel to a martyred
What is a martyred
Where someone is killed for religion
What were some favourite martyred shrines
Saint James the tomb of Thomas Becket and the holy places In Rome
What was the purpose of pilgrimage
To make up for your sins
What did pilgrims try to bring back
Souvenirs
What’s an example of a souvenir that you would bring back from Jerusalem
A palm leaf
What would traders do in the roads of a pilgrim
A sly trader who would sell fake relics
How big were medieval churches
Relatively small
When did engineers learn how to support higher walls
12 century
What did they learn to build
How to build taller churches and replace wall space with glass
What did they do to achieve greater heights
They pointed the supporting arches by using massive supports called flying buttresses
What age began
The gothic cathedral
What was among the most beautiful architecture
Gothic cathedrals
What happened in the fourteenth century
Churches started losing power
Who started taking power from the church
John Wycliffe
What did john believe
That no one had the right to tell people what to believe
How did he think people could get salvation
By believing in following your conscience
What did he do to the bible
Translated it so commoners could read it and decide for themselves
Why didn’t the church prosecute him
Because he had powerful people on his side
Why did nobles side with him
Because he criticized the church for its wealth and they were tired of paying heavy taxes
What did his disciple do
John hus converted many people but was captured nobody saved him and was burned to death
