Feudalism
Craftsmen, merchants, and farmers fit into what category in the early Feudal System?
Serfs, peasants, commoners
Who is the leader of the Catholic Church?
The Pope
Which group of people became rich from trade?
Merchants
The Chinese
What trade route brought the Printing Press to Europe?
The Silk Road
Who did the king have to answer to in the Feudal System?
The Pope
What are two ways the church was a part of peoples every day lives?
Center of town life, sold goods around church, weekly ceremonies, married/confirmed/buried at the church, spiritual guidance, prayer
In the 100 years war, France (Normandy) was fighting against which country?
England
What is one of the first two books ever printed?
1. Ars Minor or 2. Bible
What is a large private house/castle in the country that also has control of the land and village around it?
A manor or estate
Who was considered property of their husbands and had arranged marriages at a young age?
Women
What ultimate punishment did people fear that made them obey the church?
That after they died, they would spend eternity in hell.
What disease caused a labor shortage in Medieval Europe?
The Black Death
How did Pope Alexander VI and the Catholic church feel about all the printing that was happening?
Threatened, they wanted to approve everything being printed
Those who had access to education, would learn to read and write in what language?
Latin
Knights had to give:
In exchange for:
Give: Loyalty, protection, and military service
Get: Land (Fief)
How are the church and government connected during this period of time?
Leaders follow the church
Kings had to obey the church
Pope/Church made decision for king
Under the Magna Carta, who had to answer to the law?
Everyone, including the king
What innovation did Gutenberg's press have?
Moveable type made from metal that could be rearranged to make new pages, rather than carving the whole page out.
polite, brave, respectful, loyal, and helpful (get 3 of 5)
What is divine rule?
How did urbanization contribute to the decline of Feudalism?
Urbanization, people moving to cities/towns, contributed by people relying more on Merchants for the things they need than the lord/manor system.
Prior to the printing press, who had access to books and how were they made?
Access: monks and scholars
Made by copying everything by hand
What are 2 different types of art produced in cathedrals during the Middle Ages?
Stain glass windows, sculpture, painted murals, and Gothic architecture.