Chapter 14.2 Flashcards
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three-field system
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- 2 fields planted, one field replenishes nutrients
- farmers used 2/3 of land instead of 1/2
2
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guild
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- organization of people in same business/occupation to improve economic and social conditions of its workers
- merchants controlled number of goods, keep prices up, provided security
3
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Commercial Revolution
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expansion of trade and business in Europe
4
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Burghers
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- merchant class town dwellers
- demanded to govern town
5
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vernacular
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- everyday language of a homeland
- poets used
6
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Thomas Aquinas
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scholar, argued the most basic religious truths could be proved by logical argument
7
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scholastics
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school men, Aquinas and fellow scholars, met at universities
-used knowledge of Aristotle
