The Black Death
This was the most visible symptom of the plague.
What are buboes?
The collapse of this led to the rise of the feudal system in Europe.
What is the Roman Empire?
This is a king or queen who had total control over the government and society.
What is an absolute monarch?
This cultural movement sparked curiosity and encouraged people to challenge old beliefs, helping launch the Scientific Revolution.
What is the Renaissance?
Philosophers like John Locke believe that all people are born with these (i.e. life, liberty, property).
What are natural rights?
This false belief blamed bad air for the spread of the plague.
What is miasma?
This person owns all of the land in the kingdom.
What is the king?
This theory claimed monarchs were chosen by God to rule.
What is the Divine Right Theory?
European contact with this region introduced Arabic numerals and advanced knowledge in astronomy and medicine.
What is the Middle East?
This was created by French philosopher Denis Diderot as a way of having Enlightenment ideas all in one place.
What is the encyclopedia?
This law tried to control wages after the plague reduced the workforce.
What is the Ordinance of Laborers?
This person gave land to vassals in exchange for loyalty and service.
What is a lord?
This French king famously said “I am the state", describing how he had absolute power.
Who is King Louis XIV?
In 1620, this English philosopher promoted systematic scientific inquiry and helped develop the scientific method.
Who is Francis Bacon?
This characteristic of The Enlightenment argues that religion should not control government, education, or public life.
What is secularism?
This major consequence of the Black Death resulted from the massive population decline.
What is fewer workers, or the growth of cities?
This class of people worked the land and could not leave without their lords permission.
What is a serf?
This term describes a government where power is shared or spread out.
What is decentralized power?
This scientist used a telescope in 1609 to study the sky and was later forced to recant his findings by the Church.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
This cause of the Enlightenment was led by reformers like Martin Luther who challenged the authority of the Catholic Church.
What is the Protestant Reformation?
This route helped the plague reach Europe from Asia.
What is the Silk Road?
This is a tax paid by serfs and peasants to the village church, that was one-tenth of what they earned.
What is a tithe?
This is a monarch, like Frederick the Great and Catherine the Great, who embraced Enlightenment ideas.
What is an Enlightened Despot?
Invented around 1590, this tool allowed scientists to study cells and bacteria for the first time.
What is the microscope?
This Enlightenment thinker believed in separation of powers in government.
Who is Montesquieu?