Fall of Feudalism/Black Death
What is the target goal for the fall of feudalism lesson?
To describe how the breakdown of feudalism led to more opportunities for social mobility.
What is a city-state?
A city with its surrounding territories that forms an independent state.
The Renaissance is significant because the world transformed from 1._________ to 2.________ .
1. Medieval times, 2. Modern times
A religious movement that began in the 1500's to reform the Catholic Church.
Reformation
How did the Columbian Exchange impact slavery?
The Columbian Exchange impacted slavery by evolving it from a punishment for a crime to a race-based institution.
The Bubonic Plague had a mortality rate of what percent?
30-70%
What was the city-state Venice known for?
Ports
The definition of humanism is…
Is an outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters that is based on classical Greek and Roman thought.
What were Martin Luther's main criticisms of the Catholic Church?
1. Indulgencies, 2. Rejects 5 of the 7 sacraments, 3. Priests were not needed.
New diseases killed what percent of the Native populations in the Americas?
Roughly 90%
Roughly, what percent of Western Europe's population died from the Bubonic Plague?
50%
What opportunities were available to the individuals in growing urban areas?
Several opportunities were available to individuals in growing urban areas such as mercantilism, banking, specialty trades, ship building, government, and universities, all offered gainful employment and social mobility.
A painting technique that shows the difference between things that are close and things that are far away.
Linear Perspective
Who are the three individuals that challenged the Catholic Church?
Martin Luther, John Calvin, King Henry VIII
How did the Columbian Exchange impact Europeans?
The exchange of new animals and crops lead to an increase in food production around the globe.
What role did the Black Death play in the breakdown of feudalism?
The role the Black Death played in the breakdown of feudalism was the significant population decrease that allowed for workers to demand better wages which allowed for more social mobility.
How did an increase in trade lead to the decline of feudalism?
Increased trade led to the decline of feudalism by empowering a growing mercantile or middle class and independent city-state, the spread of new knowledge and technology throughout Western Europe and providing new areas of employment.
How does Renaissance architecture differ from that of Middle Ages?
Renaissance architecture differs from that of the Middle Ages by revitalizing the architecture of classical Greek and Roman design which emphasized precise mathematics, symmetry, and proportions tat aligned with the humanistic and individualistic philosophies of the Renaissance
How did King Henry VIII challenge the Catholic Church?
He challenged the Catholic Church by breaking away from the church and creating the Church of England because the Pope would not annul his marriage.
A term used to describe the increasing connectedness and interdependence of world cultures and economies.
Globalization
What role did the Black Death play in the breakdown of feudalism?
Answer: The role the Black Death played in the breaking down of feudalism was the significant loss of population that drastically reduced the labor force, allowing for more peasants and serfs to demand better wages and more social mobility through employment, which blurred the lines between social classes.
How did the growth of trade impact the population of urban areas?
The growth of trade impacted the population of urban areas by growing the population of urban areas by enticing peasants away from the manors in search of better employment opportunities and social mobility within independent cities-states.
How does Renaissance art and literature differ from that of the Middle Ages?
Renaissance art and literature differ from that of the Middle Ages by focusing on a more realistic, naturalistic, and humanistic depiction of the human body and nature, by using classical ideals of beauty, harmony, symmetry, and realistic proportions, which drastically differed from the flat, scholastic, and unrealistic proportion of the Middle Ages.
How did individuals challenge the Catholic Church during the Protestant Reformation?
Answer: Individuals challenged the Catholic Church during the Protestant Reformation by opening a public debate about the corruption of the Catholic Church and its religious doctrine, which in turn fueled a movement towards a more independent and personal relationship with religion and away from the intermediary relationship of the Catholic Church with religion.
Explain how European exploration and the exchange of resources and ideas impacted different population like indigenous peoples, enslaved peoples, and of course Europeans.
Answer: European exploration and the exchange of resources and ideas impacted different population through the spread of diseases such as smallpox and syphilis that killed 90% of Native populations in the Americas, the exchange of new animals and crops that lead to an increase in food production around the globe, and lastly, the rise of slavery as a race-based institution, were all ways in which European exploration impacted different population around the world.