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Chapter 1 Exam
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Feudalism & feudal hierarchy page 18
– based on social structure & economic status (ownership of land)
- describe the roles
- who has power? WHY?
- be able to show the levels of the triangle
- allegiance to the crown WHY??
- what could happen if you didn’t obey the king/queen?
Manorial System - describe
- what was life like for serfs
- what were their duties?
- what were their responsibilities?
- lord of the manor
Church
- how was it viewed by the people?
- responsibilities and duties
- what was the relationship between the Church and the peasants like?
- What did the Church do for the people?
- how did the Church become powerful?
Rights of Women in Medieval society
- duties and responsibilities
Towns
- where were they built: WHY?
- why was there a major movement from rural to urban
- depopulation
- how would people have had to change or adapt to living in the towns?
- why did the towns grow in population?
- guilds: duties & responsibilities (page 23)
Worldview
- definition
- How would the Canadian worldview differ from medieval Europe?
- How has technology affected us?
e.g.: watches
- what did watches do for shopkeepers?
- how did the invention of watches/timekeepers affect people?
- how did Europeans in medieval society tell time?
Major Social & Economic changes in medieval society as a result of the
BLACK DEATH:
- what was a result of those changes (economic and social)
- society, economic, politics (social structure)
- growth of towns
- rise in wages
- serfs gaining freedom
- less people to work
- people began to question the Crown’s power & the Church
BLACK DEATH: Bubonic Plauge
- epidemic
- how many were killed
- how quickly did it spread?
- details
- what happened to feudal society as a result
- how did the power of the Church change after the Black Death?
- what did people believe was the cause of the Black Death?
- who did people begin to blame?
- people’s faith in the Church was shaken
Sumptuary Laws
- define
- what was the purpose of them
Terms to know and Identify:
1. Black Death
2. Serfs
3. Feudalism
4. Sumptuary Law
5. Allegiance
6. Freemen
7. Manorial System
8. Papal Schism
9. Fall of Constantinople
10. Hierarchy
11. Hundred Years War
12. Peasant Revolt