1300-1600, Recovery and Expansion Flashcards
What were the effects of the black plague?
Mid 14th century
- fear of contagion caused social isolation
- inability of authorities (church officials) to fix the Black Plague weakened their respect among lower classes.
- increased wool as sheep farming became more popular, and landowners abandoned agricultural production.
Who fought in the 100 years war and why?
Early 14th century
Norman Kings of England
vs.
Capetian Kings of France
- they fought because France wanted to get rid of English influence.
- In the end, France was economically devastated but unified nonetheless
After the Great Schism (1378-1417), what did the Conciliar Movement in the Catholic Church do? (late 14th century, early 15th)
- Reformed, reunited, and reinvigorated the church.
- spread belief that church shouldn’t neglect the faithful.
- allowed secular govts to gain control of churches in their lands
What did the revival of monarchy in the mid 15th century imply?
The beginnings of an alliance between monarchs and the emerging middle class (merchants and professionals)
Who fought in the War of The Roses (1455-1485) and why?
House Lancaster vs. House York .
There was an internal struggle for power between these two rival branches of the royal English family.
Who started the court of the Star Chamber, what did it do?
Henry Tudor created the court of the star chamber where the king’s councillors judged cases against nobles, as the wealth and power of nobles was getting out of hand
What do Charles the 7th, and his successor, Louis The 11th, have to do with France’s monarchy becoming more powerful?
Charles 7 - crated a professional army and loyal bureaucracy
Louis 11 - Defeated his rival, the Duke of Burgundy, with his army
Who were the Reichstag in the HRE
A legislative body with 7 electors, the remaining princes, and representatives of 65 important free cities
What was the effect of the marriage between Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Arigon on religion in Spain?
Christianity (Catholicism) was imposed on everyone living in Spain to consolidate power and build national unity
What did the Spanish Inquisition do?
Kill heretics and enforce conversion to Christianity (Catholicism)
Portuguese Prince Henry thenavigator
Explored the African coast
What inspired exploration
In the late 15th and early 16th centuries
Search for gold
Search for spices
Search for places to spread faith and religion
Bartolommeo Dias
Rounded the Cape of a Good Hope, opening Portuguese trade routes to the east.
Vasco da Gamma
Extended Portuguese trade by reaching the coast of India
Amerigo Vespucci
Showed that land discovered by Columbus was not in the Far East
