World History Chapter 12 – Flashcards
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What were some consequences of the plague?
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A major loss of the population (1/3), an end to the manorial system, religious crises, decreased food prices, people specialized in different things, and trade increased.
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2. How was the Bubonic Plague spread
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Black rats carried fleas that had the disease.
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3. The conflicts between nobles in England who sought to control the monarchy are known as the what?
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Hundred Years War
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4. Joan of Arc brought the Hundred Years' War to a decisive turning point by doing what?
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Joan claimed that she had visions and had commanded her to free France. Joan also accompanied the French to Orleans where they captured it because of her.
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5. The popes' behavior during the Great Schism caused people like John Wyclif and John Hus to do what?
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They attacked the papal authority and called for an end to clerical corruption and to excessive papal power within the Church
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6. Dominic de Guzmán believed the best way to attack heresy was to do what?
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To have people live in poverty and preach effectively.
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7. The Cistercian order was founded by monks who wanted to do what?
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Bring more discipline to the Benedictine monastery.
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8. What did Francis of Assisi do when he felt called to religious life?
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He abandoned all worldly goods and lived and preached in poverty and lived and begged for his food.
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9. Convents provided a freedom and support that was unusual for the time for women who
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Were unable or unwilling to find husbands.
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10. Why was the interdict was an effective political weapon for Pope Innocent III?
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He forced the King of France to take back his wife after he tried to get his marriage annulled.
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11. As the First Crusade began, Pope Urban II promised the people what?
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All who die fighting will have their sins forgiven.
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12. What were some results/effect of the Crusades?
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Fatal weakening of Byzantine Empire, Vast increase in cultural horizons for many Europeans, Stimulated Mediterranean trade, Need to transfer large sums of money for troops and supplies led to development of banking techniques, Rise of heraldic emblems, coats of arms, Romantic and imaginative literature, Knowledge introduced to Europe, Heavy stone masonry, construction of castles and stone churches, Siege technology, tunneling, sapping, Moslem minarets adopted as church spires, Weakening of nobility, rise of merchant classes
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13. The Muslim leader whose rise to power in the late 12th century sparked the Third Crusade was named
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Saladin
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14. The city that both Muslims and Christians most wanted to control was what?
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Jerusalem
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15. What was written in the language of everyday speech in a particular region?
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Vernacular literature
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16. What architectural style is associated with long, round-arched stone roofs supported by massive pillars and walls?
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Romanesque style
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17. What was the main goal of scholasticism?
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To reconcile Christian teachings and the works of ancient philosophers.
