Black Death
Insects or/and animals that carried plague around the world
Fleas (Rothschild flea, Rat flea etc…) and rats
True duration of the 100 years war
116 years
Rome’s Pope
Urban VI
Who is Petrarch?
The creator of the Humanist Movement
What happens to the main italian cities on the Silk Road?
They become very wealthy and powerful
Where did the virus originate from?
Eastern Asia especially Mongolia
What were the fighting countries
France vs England
Two cities where the Popes were located
- Rome
- Avignon
What is Humanism?
The movement that considered the human being as a special creature. It promoted the study of ancient Greek and Latin texts.
How did they become so wealthy?
Through trading and banking
How many people died?
50% of Europe / Between 75 and 200 million deaths in a few years
What caused the lack of peasant workforce?
Better living conditions
Avignon’s Pope
Clement VII
Philosophers that Petrarch was inspired from
Cicero
Seneca
Virgil
What did the states use the money for?
To improve their cities
Consequence on the Renaissance
- Degradation of feudal structures
- Discovery of Humanism
One of the technical skills invented
Metal working
Four of the consequences on the Renaissance
- Decreasing faith in the Church
- Artists start to paint secular paintings
- Increased monarchal power
- People asking for the Church to be less materialistPlace where Petrarch now rests
Arquà Petrarca
What did people do with their money
They supported art and science. This is called “patronage”.
Year of the beginning of the epidemic
1347
Creation of this certain type of identity
National identity
Name of the third Pope
Alexander V
Place where he was born
Arezzo
Main family leading the trading and banking
The Medicis