Crusades
When did the crusades start?
1096
Describe Romanesque architecture.
Thick walls and towers, lots of stone, little to no windows
Who was Latin used by?
Church, nobility, and the educated
When did the hundred year war start?
1337
What was the black deaths real name?
Bubonic plague
Name some motives for a religious war?
God wills it, control of holy land, religious zeal, wealth land, etc.
Describe gothic Architecture.
Limestone, flying fortresses, high walls, stained glass windows
What was vernacular?
The ordinary language spoken by everyday people
When did it end?
1453
The percent of how many people died?
1/3
When did the second crusade start?
1147
What did the towering stone cathedrals represent?
Wealth and religious devotion
List one heroic epic.
Song of Roland
List a cause of the war.
Land, economic rivalry, national pride
What happened to crops during this time?
They failed because of less people working leading to famine
The crusades were over a span of how many years?
200
What was Romanesque inspired by?
Rome
What was Dante’s divine comedy?
Took the reader on a journey to an imaginary hell, purgatory, and heaven, it summarized Christian ethics
Who was Joan of arc?
Led France in battle, deemed a witch, burned at the stake
What happened after the plague?
When did the crusades end?
1291
Describe medieval architecture.
Towering stone cathedrals with different variations throughout time such as Romanesque and gothic
What was Chaucer’s Canterbury tales?
Compilation of stories portraying Medievil life
What was Joan the arc later declared after death?
A saint
List some economic effects of the Black Death.
Decreasing production, cost of labor increased, lead to inflation