part 1 terms unit 5 Flashcards
middle ages
long period of relative decline that the European experienced in the 14-15c
Renaissance
prosperity season period after the middle ages where innovations increased (agriculture, architecture, new states, science/math, trade)`
Revenue
money made collected from trade
standing army
second source of new power for kings, it was strong armies made up of paid trained men
bonds
borrowed money from other places/people that they used and would be repaid from tax money
crusades
European armies in the 11-13c fighting military campaigns in the middle east
they were introduced to for the first time to the riches lux goods of the east driven by a growing desire to trade in the muslim world
classical
greco-roman style/culture
Fuedalism
occured during the middle ages
when lords would give pieces of land to fuedal vassels in exchange for military service from knights
fuedal vassels
people who are distributed land to
serfs
peasants
what increased agricultural production
3 innovation responsible for increase:
three-crop rotation
mouldboard plow
water mill/hydraulic
3-crop rotation
when one field is left fallow or unused each year to allow soil to rejuvenated renew nuitrients
mouldboard plow
a new plow
water mill/hyrdualic
a new mill
fallow
empty or unused
