Definitions
Manor?
A small estate/ basic economic unit of land/ living space/ part of a fief
What are the 4 types of diffusions and define them?
Expansion: ideas that spread to other cultures
Relocation: ideas that start in one place and move from one place to another that don't say in their original place
Hierachical: ideas move from larger to smaller locations/ populations
Contagious: Ideas spread from one place to another in the same culture
Contributions of the islamic caliphates?
-Medicine
-Womens rights in the qua'ran
-Language cognates used today
-advanced number systems
Why was self sufficiency important during this time?
Helped keep a functioning society while also kept people, that were loyal to the system, working
What cultures did the renaissance incorperate?
greek and roman
Fief?
The transferred piece of land during an investiture
Humanism?
Silk road, and its importance?
-overland and sea routes
-used to transport/ trade goods as well as spread the culture of ancient civilization, beliefs and ideas
Owned military service
Weren't warriors but they were leaders and had similar jobs to a lord
What conditions in italy encouraged the renaissance?
they weren't in war
the merchants and their competitions encouraged creativity
Investiture?
A symbolic act of presenting the vassal with an item to symbolize loyalty between 2 people
Individualism?
The belief in an individual and his achievements
What did the silk road do for religion?
Allowed for religion to be taught and shared in various different parts of the world
how might a peasant become a serf?
-if a manor suffered problems and needed extra help
-if they were in desperate need of food/housing and were willing to work
What art forms showed interest in the individual
portraits and autobiographies
Feudalism?
A political and military system that combines wants/ needs of the people to keep things orderly
Patronage?
Support, money and sponsorship given to a person to help develop skills
3 renaissance characteristics
- celebration of the individual
- love of classsical learning
-enjoyment of wordly pleasures
Renaissance?
Rebirth of Greek/ roman culture, a time of new ideas and creativity
Vernacular?
The individualization of a language that suited the needs of a local population (Latin morphed into many modern languages)