Middle ages Flashcards
The notion of a divine plan
the world was a product of god’s intelligence
Dualism
It divided the world into to natures: spirit and matter
Allegory
A story that has a deeper meaning behind like a moral story
providence
god makes sure wicked suffer for their sins and the rest receive their rewards
Teleology
Everything has a purpose
Feudalism
Feudalism was a system in medieval Europe which people were given land and protection by people of higher rank, and worked and fought for them in return.
The great Schism
40 years period where two popes claimed christian obedience as the “Vicar of Christ”
Black death
Began in Asia and spread fast bcz of trading and travel
Sophistication
Lived in an environment of fear and insecurity that limited their awareness and potential for independent thinking.
man was feeble god was great
Duns Scotus
Defended immaculate conception, will over intellect, love over reason
Theology is a science
William of Ockham-Okham’s razor
the principle that facts should be interpreted with a minimum of explanatory causes
separates reason from faith, opening the door to science
Transition from Medieval to renaissance
15th century considered the transition period
not necessarily a rebirth for everyone
Medieval
-Idea of a divine plan
-importance and hierarchy
-dualism: spirit vs mattter
-allegory
-providence(god guides human destiny)
Teleology(evidence of design in nature)
Renaissance
-overriding concept: humanism
-Importance of philology(love of learning and literature)
-importance, return and restoration of classical texts, arts literature and drama from greek and roman period
