Intro to Lit- Middle Ages, Decameron, and Canterbury Tales

who owned 30% of land?

the church

who kept literacy alive?

the church

who suppressed classical thought?

the church

why did medical knowledge not advance?

the church relied on prayer

4 humors

blood, yellow bile, phlegm, and black bile

what was the death rate for the Black Death?

80%

what caused the Black Death?

fleas on rats

what years was the Black Death?

1347-1351

what was the worst year of the Black Death?

1348

bubonic plague

passed on from fleas, swelling, death in 3-6 days, could survive

pneumonic plague

respiratory infection, dead within hours

septicemic plague

enters bloodstream, blood can’t clot

enteric plague

enters digestive tract

what percent of Europe did the Black Death kill?

25-40%

what percent of Florence died?

60%

what caused people to start questioning their religious beliefs?

the Black Death

who was the Black Death blamed on?

the Jews

how do we treat the plague today?

antibiotics

what story had 100 short stories?

the Decameron

how many characters are in the Decameron?

10

how many characters are women in the Decameron?

7

how many characters are men in the Decameron?

3

what were the characters doing in the Decameron?

fleeing Florence

where did the characters in the Decameron travel to?

Fiesole

when did the Canterbury Tales start?

April

themes of the Canterbury Tales?

adultery, justice, class divide, gender roles, religion, religious hypocrisy, vengence

what was the Canterbury Tales written in?

the vernacular

how many tales were completed for the Canterbury Tales?

22

how many tales were unfinished for the Canterbury Tales?

2

how many tales were supposed to be in the Canterbury Tales?

120+