High Middle Ages
What were the effects of the economic and agricultural boom?
- Increased money by trade
- Increased peasant freedoms
- Weakened the lords
- Increased the population
- Increased literacy rates
- Creation of universities and gothic architecture
How did monks of the mendicant order survive?
They begged and borrowed
Education, faith, culture
What three factors allowed for the agricultural boom from the High Middle Ages?
The iron plow
The three fields system
The draft animal
How did Medieval towns offer more freedom than manors?
Towns were out of the control of the lords.
In what way did Gothic churches differ from churches of the early Middle Ages?
They had larger stained glass windows.
Why were merchant banks created?
To allow merchants to deposit money and withdraw it in other locations.
How did the three fields system work?
Farmers divided the land into thirds, letting one third rest unplanted and rotating the planting of the other two fields.
Why were monasteries beneficial?
They supported agriculture, education, and faith
Very strict monks who were deeply involved in charity work and helped expand medieval farming
Cistercians
Religious community where Christians called monks gave up their possessions and devoted their lives to serving God.
Monasteries
What was the purpose of a guild?
To protect artisans' financial interests
This time period was known for its devotion to the Church and Christianity.
The Age of Faith
The most brilliant Christian theologian of his era; the first to argue for the combination of faith and reason (freason) in forming logical spiritual thought. This man believed natural law was unchanging.
Thomas Aquinas
A theory in ethics that states humans possess thoughts that govern their reasoning and behaviors.
Natural Law
A large event used for trade with merchants and entertainment.
Fairs
What were mystery plays based on?
Biblical stories
Cathedral schools grew overtime to become what?
Universities
A group of workers practicing the same craft, who have joined together to protect their economic interests.
Guild