Worldview
If a person had an issue with what their lord or what the Church was asking them to do, this was how much power they had to speak up, speak out, or fight back.
What is, "nothing?"
What is, "a punishment from God?"
In any social structure, the people at the top have this much power, influence, wealth, and/or importance.
What is, "the most?"
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
Who is the pope?
What are, "samurai?"
This would be the opinion of a Middle Ages European when exploring the worldview factor, "Responsibility to Others."
What is, "live/work for others or care about others, before living, working, or caring for oneself?"
Scientists and historians believe the Black Death began in this continent and was spread quickly by the rats aboard trade ships travelling from port-to-port.
What is, "Asia?"
As we travel down a social structure, this is what happens to people's power, wealth, influence, and/or importance.
What is, "decreases?"
The reason why Jews, Christians, and Muslims fought in the Crusades.
What is, "the Holy Land is important to all three religions?"
To help deal with their growing population, the Aztecs had to build these to feed all their people (since they had built their city-state in the middle of a lake).
What are, "chinampas?"
The message given to poor people - i.e. Their life on Earth was supposed to be this way (and they had to persevere through it) in order to reach heaven.
What is, "pain and suffering?"
In some places, 90% of the people who were infected, died from the Black Death and there are many factors that helped make the virus deadly. There are three, name two.
What are:
- limited food (due to floods and famine)
- homelessness (caused by natural disasters)
- crowded and/or unclean living conditions?
This is the name given to a social structure that is land-based - in other words, the structure followed by Europeans during the Middle Ages.
What is, "the feudal structure?"
By the time Europeans travelled to modern-day North America, the Haudenosaunee had this style of government, which was a lot more inclusive than what Europeans had.
What is, "democracy?"
Goods from Europe, Africa, and Asia were traded through this country because it was at the "centre" of all three continents.
What is, "Italy?"
Unlike the poor, rich people were told this was the way they could get into heaven.
What is, "donating land/money to the Church?"
If a land owner was willing to treat their peasants and serfs better, those who survived the bubonic plague stayed to work the land. If not, the peasant/serf would go here, instead.
What is, "the city?"
In the Middle Ages, these were the top two most powerful social classes.
Who are, the "monarchs" (kings/queens) and "the Church" (or clergy)?
In what is today Saudi Arabia and India, these two subjects (you study them, too) were studied heavily, which later on, allowed Europeans to explore, travel, and conquer during the Renaissance.
What are, "Math" and "Science?"
This invention would be taken by the Europeans from the Chinese/China to make a weapon.
What is "gunpowder?"
This structure both created and reinforced the worldview of the average person living during the Middle Ages in Europe.
What is, "the feudal structure" (or "social structure")?
The Black Death was an event that changed these two factors of worldview significantly.
What is, "Sources of Ethical Wisdom," and "View of the 'Good' Life?"
These were the responsibilities of a serf/peasant during the Middle Ages. (There are three; list two.)
What are:
- work the land
- give crops to land owners
- serve as soldiers
This Source of Ethical Wisdom guided and influenced much of the worldview that Europeans had during the Middle Ages.
What is, "The Christian God" or "Christianity?"
The Crusades showed Europeans about new ideas, but it also exposed them to these two new goods ("things") from the east.
What are, "silks" and "spices?"