western europe Flashcards
(20 cards)
fall of the roman empire
the start of era 1
parishes
(in the Church) a small administrative district typically having its own Church and a priest or pastor
pope
the bishop of rome as the head of the roman catholic Church
monasticism
living as a monk
european feudalism
God first king noble knights peasants/serfs
vassal and lord
vassal- people who are of lower class
lord- people who are of higher class
chivalry
- code of behavior for knights
- emphasizes manners, honor, and protection of the weak
samurais
warriors
japanese feudalism
shogun first = most power daimyo samurai ronin * peasants have a higher position in society*
bushido
- code of behavior for samurais/warriors
- “don’t surrender, no defeat”
pope gregory the 7th and emperor henry the 6th
both get into conflict over investiture
king john the 1st and pope innocent the third
both get into conflict over investiture
investiture
the action of formally investing with honors or rank
excommunication
a person who loses Church membership
sacraments
rituals that bring people closer to God
hierarchy of leadership in the catholic church
pope cardinal archbishop bushop priest monks and nuns
european universities
- run by the Church
- mainly men nobles attend
- don’t emphasize on science because they think science distracts people from the word of God- main focus is God
scholasticism/ roger bacon/ science in era 1
- roger bacon
- franciscan monk
- he questions the Church
- imprisoned by the Church because the Church does not science
- science is limited
medieval libraries
- books chained to the table (so valuable, so little)
the mongols and their impact on afroeurasia
- they made trade over land safe again
- provided stability
