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How Did The Black Death Spread To Europe??

How Did The Black Death Spread To Europe??

It started in Asia with the Mongols. Started in troops through rats and unsanitary conditions. Got to Europe by trade.

Two Causes of Hundred Years' War

Land and Throne

What Were Some Abuses Of The Church

Mistresses, Drunkenness', gambling, taxes

Decameron

A story about 10 young people that leave to a villa to escape the black death and they tell stores to pass time. (not new stories)

Dante

an Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that describes a journey through Hell and purgatory and paradise. Came from an old noble family in Florence. Vernacular author

Jacquerie

A French peasant revolt caused by economic classes. After black death.

Ciompi

Wool workers in FLorence most famous industry. There was a revolt because of their wages were low and they won and got to be represented by government.

Hundred Years' War

the series of wars fought intermittently between France and England; 1337-1453. Due to England and France Fighting for throne and land.

Joan of Arc

Peasant Woman that lead France during war

House of Commons

The representatives of shires, boroughs, who were considered less important were in this of commons. That held meetings to decide things.

Black Death

Was a plague that started flea infested rats.

Flagellant

a person who is whipped or whips himself to take sins away during Black Death

Pogroms

Organized massacres against jews during black death (from catholics)

English Peasants Revolts

Desperation of rising expectations fighting to get taxes taken away.

Wat Tyler

Preacher during english peasant revolt accomplished making King Ricard the third take away taxes.

Charles the seventh

Was the new heir of France

Edward the third

Became king of France because he was the closest relative

Avignon

a town in southeastern France on the Rhone River; the seat of the papacy from 1309 to 1378 and the residence of antipopes during the Great Schism

yersinia pestis

a bacillus bacterium that causes the plague; aerosolized bacteria can be used as a bioweapon

babylonian captivity

When the papacy was in Avignon

Council of Constance

Reformist council that met to elect a new popel. Other end to the great schism

Conciliar Movement

Only a council should decide the fate of the church.

Vernacular Literature

Making literature into the everyday speech of the people

Petrarch

an Italian poet famous for love lyrics and vernacular author.

chaucer

Vernacular author, brought a new lever of sophisticated writing. Wrote via story tellers. Used character to criticize the corruption of the church but was a Christian.

great schism

A crisis and chaos in the church lasted 40 years. Made people doubt religion. Creation of new religions. Two popes divided people into sides.

Marsiglio Of Padua

Was against the church's political rules. He wanted it to be more of a democracy.

Mysticism

a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality

Gerard Groote

Thought that to have a mystic relation with Jesus you must have a spiritual belief.

boccaccio

Italian poet, vernacular writer. Fell in love with a noble lady. Wrote Decameron. Writing gloomier as time goes on.

Christine De Pizan

Was from a rich family, husband died and was left with children and mom. To be financially stable she decided to write. She eventually became stable. Was a feminist writer.