AP Euro Test #1 Flashcards
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Characteristics of the Black Death
Bulbous
Charred fingers/toes
Coughing/wheezing
Death
Preconditions of the Black Death
Famine
Bad hygiene
Malnutrition
Economic Depression
Black Death Years
1347-1351
Bubonic Plague Death Toll
25 million people
Cause and Spread of the Black Death
Trade routes from the Black Sea region brought infected fleas. The plague was spread from person to person.
The Disease Cycle
Bubonic Plague —> Fleas —> Rats —> Humans
Social and Economic Consequences of the Bubonic Plague
Agricultural Prices Fell Farm laborers left for the cities to become craftsmen Peasants revolted Cities flourished Church lost political power Noble landowners lost their serfs
Social Groups Affected by the Plague
Farm Laborers
Landowners
Church
Popular Remedies for the Plague
Aromatic Amulets Moderation Promiscuity Doctor's Robe Leaching Lancing the Buboes Self-Flagellation Antisemitism
Statute of Laborers
Passed by the English Parliament in 1351
Limited wages to pre-plague levels
Restricted the ability of peasants to leave their masters’ land.
Traditional Containers of Monarchy
Landed Nobility
Church
Causes of the Hundred Years War
Dynastic Rivalry Proximity King Edward III's Vassalage Flanders Nationalism
Hundred Years War Dates
1337-1453
French Weaknesses Prior to the Hundred Years War
Feudal Government
Unfortunate Geography
Disorganized Army
Bad Economy
English Advantages at the Start of the Hundred Years War
Centralized Government
Good Economy
Longbows
Geographical Advantage (they were an island)
Three Stages of the Hundred Years War
1) The Edwardian Phase
2) The Campaigns of Henry V
3) Joan of Arc
The Edwardian Phase
1337-1360
Edward III tried to claim the French Throne
Major Battles: Sluys, Crecy, Poitiers
Battle of Sluys
1340
The English Proved their Naval Prowess
Battle of Poitiers
1356
King John II (the good) was captured by the English
The Jacquerie
1358
The French peasants rebelled against their government
The movement was suppressed
This event highlighted political instability in France
Treaty of Bretigny
Got rid of Edward III’s vassalage in France
France had to pay 3 million crowns to get their King back
Edward III retracted his claim to the French Throne
The Campaigns of Henry V
1412-1420
Henry V reasserted his claim to the French Throne
Major Battles: Agincourt
England’s Greatest Victory in the Hundred Years War
The Battle of Agincourt (1415)
