World History- Europe

Charlemagne:

King of Franks. He invaded Europe.

Magna Carta:

The great charter. It protects people from the government.

King John

A bad King. A clever, cruel, and untrustworthy ruler.

Feudalism

A loosely organized system of rule in which powerful local lords divided their landholdings among lesser lords.

Serf:

Pleasant or common people

Vassal:

Lesser Lord

Knights:

Modern Soldiers and many nobles began training in boyhood for a future occupation.

Guild:

First merchants and artisans formed an association.

Manor:

Lords of the state.

Habeas Corpus:

The basics for the right.

Journeymen:

Slavery workers

Apprentice:

A person learning a skilled trade through on-the-job training and classroom instruction, earning a salary while working

Holy Land:

Jerusalem and other places in Palestine where Christians believe Jesus lived and preached.

Renaissance:

Rebirth and change

Humanism:

At the heart of the Italian Renaissance was an intellectual movement and they celebrates of yourself

Christianity and Islam.

What two religions came to dominate Europe during and after the Dark Ages?

Nobles, Lords, Lesser Lords, and Serf.

List out the 4 groups involved in feudalism.

Page: (Ages 7-14) Job: Serving food to the ladies and lord. 

Squire: Ages (14-21) Job: Assisting Knights, learning to sword and prepared to war

Knights: Ages (21) Job: Proving himself worthy. To be a gentleman. Code of severity 

How does a young man become a knight; list the ages and jobs of each phase. 

Sword

Name one weapon a knight would use.

Trenches

Most people did not have plates but used what instead?

To establish identity, lineage, and status for individuals, families, organizations, or nations.

What is the purpose of a coat of arms?

Not a lot of confusion about first names.

Why do last names develop?

You lose your ID and are not allowed to go to church.

Why was excommunication devastating?

Establishing the foundational principles of due process and habeas corpus

Name two ways the Magna Carta impacts our Bill of Rights.

1215

What year was the Magna Carta written?

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

What three religions claim the Holy Land is important to them?

Absolute Monarchy

The king has the power to make decisions

Constitutional monarchy

The King has to share the powers.

Rapid expansion of trade and economic growth in Europe. 

Name 1 positive that comes from the Crusades.

The decrease in population and jobs were getting lost.

Name 2 impacts of the Plague.

Name 2 benefits of a guild and 2 negatives. 

Positive: Access to Resource, and Economic Protection. 

Negative: Creating monopolies and exploitation

Martin Luther Jr. created the 95. Luther intended them to be academic debate points, not a direct attack on the Church.

What were the 95 Theses?

Because of the list of arguments against the Church’s practice of selling indulgence.

Why did Martin Luther write the 95 Theses?

Believed men and women. No private property, no laziness, all people are educated and the justice system is used to end crime. 

What does the perfect world look like according to Sir Thomas Moore?

Michelangelo

Statue of David, ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

Raphael

Transfiguration, The Sistine Madonna

Da Vinci

Virgin of the Rocks, Saint John the Baptist

Ghent

Ghent Altarpiece, Porttrait of Ghent

Machiavelli

Wrote the Prince - a book on how to be a ruthless ruler.

Erasmus

Portrait of Erasmus, The Greatness of Erasmus

Petrach

The Canzoniere, Tronfi,

Gutenberg

Created the printing press, first book to be printed was the Gutneberg Bible