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Identify 3 early sources of law.
Hammurabi’s Code, The 12
Tables from Rome, the 10
Commandments
Who was the Father of Greek
Philosophy? What method did
he use to find truth?
Socrates, question and
question to find truth
Who was his prized pupil? How
did this pupil want to organize
society?
Plato, 3 class system: p-ks,
warriors, producers
How did Aristotle believe you
could find the best government?
Evaluating existing
governments
Who took Greek ideas and
spread them throughout the
Middle East and Northern
Africa?
Alexander the Great
What two things allowed for a
dramatic change in population
growth between 1000-1300.
more peaceful conditions (less
war) and better agriculture
What was the purpose of the
Crusades? Who usually went on
them?
Retake the Holy Land from the
“infidel”, noblemen & knights
looking for glory and salvation
Middle Age universities were
dedicated to what school of
thought?
scholasticism
What two things did peasants
get in exchange for giving up
their freedom to the lord of the
manor?
Protection and the use of land
Identify at least three of the
“obligations” placed on
peasants.
Pay a portion of crop to lord,
rent pastureland, tithes to the
church, portion of catch to
the lord
Identify three ways the lords
exercised control over their
peasants.
Permission to leave, permission
to marry, lords run local
courts, lords control crafts
and trades for their peasants
What was the main dietary
staple for peasants? Where did
they get their vegetables?
Bread, gardens next to their
houses
What days gave peasants an
occasional break from the labor
grind? What did this make the
center of village social life?
Church feast days, the village
church
Why was there an increased
demand for vernacular literature
in the Middle Ages?
Increased literacy amongst the
laity (non-clergy)
What was the primary method
of instruction at the university?
What did obstacle students
need to pass for each degree?
Lecture, oral examinations
What two areas did
scholasticism attempt to
reconcile?
Faith (xianity) and reason
(Aristotle)
Who was the most well known
scholastic? What was his most
famous work?
Thomas Aquinas, Summa
Theologica
What was the name of the style
used in building many of the
medieval churches and
cathedrals?
Romanesque
Name two examples of church
corruption during the Middle Ages.
simony, legal exemptions, tax
exemptions, clerical infidelity,
misuse of church funds
Name 2 of the main ways that the
Black Death impacted Europe.
decreased supply of labor,
increased power of poor,
decreased demand for land,
decreased power of nobility
Identify the four basic levels of the
church hierarchy.
Pope - Cardinal - Bishop - Priest
What was a vassal expected to give
loyally in exchange for his fief?
military service
Name two benefits the serf
received in the manorial system.
protection from outside threat,
food during shortages, legal
protection
How did France ultimately benefit
from the 100 Years War?
regained much lost territory
Who was the local legal authority in
the feudal system?
the lord (vassal)
What political structure did the
strong nation state replace?
feudal monarchy
Name Michelangelo’s most famous
painting & sculpture.
Sistene Chapel & David
Name two characteristics of the
nation state.
taxes, standing army, bureacracy,
support of townspeople
Who was the father of Humanism?
Petrarch
What were the three main
characteristics of the Spanish
Empire in America?
Roman Cath., Social hierarchy,
econ. Dependence
Who was the most popular classical
figure during the Renaissance?
Plato
Who wrote “The Prince” and hoped
that a strong Italian ruler would
come from the Medicis?
Machiavelli
What was Erasmus’ philosophy a
combination of?
Christian and classical beliefs
Name the work and author that
describe an ideal society that will
never exist.
Utopia, Thomas More
The Age of Exploration was driven
by desire for what two things?
Spices and precious metals
How did Renaissance Art differ
from art from the Middle Ages?
realism, accurate anatomy, secular
patronage
What economic developments
allowed for secular patronage of
the arts?
increased trade & banking
Identify the two major northern
humanists.
More & Erasmus
How was the subject matter of the
Northern Ren. a departure from the
High Ren?
Gothic, supernatural
Who was the “German master” of
Northern Ren. Painting?
Albrecht Durer
List two reasons the church feared
the humanists.
Self-reliance, outside
interpretations, authorities other
than God
What kind of activity did Petrarch
inspire?
Examination of the classics, and
writing related to them
Identify two classical features that
were prominent in Ren.
Architecture.
Domes, columns, roman
arches, ornamentation,
integrated supports