A Beginner's Guide To The History Of Western Culture, Pt.1 Flashcards
What came out of the Prehistoric era?
Visual culture (sculptures, paintings and architecture)
What does Prehistoric mean?
Time before history was recorded
What change occurred during the Neolithic era?
People migrated, left nomad life, domesticated animals and created civilizations.
What civilizations does the Ancient period include?
Ancient Greece, ancient Egypt, northern Africa, the romans and Babylonia.
What were the ancient Greek’s contribution in the Ancient period?
Naturalistic images of humans
What came out of the Ancient period?
Western philosophy, culture, math, theatre, science and democracy
What historically happened in the first half of the Middle Ages?
- Roman emperor, Constantine established Constantinople (capitol)
- Western Roman Empire broke apart and The Byzantine Empire flourished.
What religion spread across the Roman Empire?
Christianity
Where did Islam spread to?
North Africa, Spain, the Middle and Near East to India
What were Islam’s contributions during the Middle Ages?
Technology, science and learning
How did the Dark and Middle Ages get their name?
Dark - period of declining human achievement
Middle - separation of Greek and Roman life
What is Medieval society’s class system called?
feudalism
What are the class ranks in feudalism?
Kings, lesser nobles, peasants and serfs
What was the focus of the art in the Medieval period?
The church
How did the Middle Ages change to the Late/High Middle Ages?
- large scale buildings, larger towns and monestaries became centers for learning
